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English
Etymology
From Hindi सूअर (sūar, “pig”). Doublet of sow and swine.
Noun
soor (plural soors)
- (Anglo-Indian, obsolete, derogatory) A pig; a worthless person.
1914, Edgar Wallace, Smithy:[…] Bill was a wonderful instructor.
"'Mark time on that blanky clutch,' he'd yell, and Spud would put his foot on the brake-pedal.
"'The other foot, you soor,' Bill'd shout, he 'avin' been in India with the other battalion.
Anagrams
German Low German
Etymology
From Middle Low German sôr, from Old Saxon *sōr, from Proto-Germanic *sauzaz. More at sear.
Adjective
soor (comparative sorer or soorder, superlative soorste)
- dry
- arid
Middle English
Adjective
soor
- Alternative form of sore (“sore”)
Noun
soor
- Alternative form of sore (“soreness”)
Adverb
soor
- Alternative form of sore (“harmfully, very”)