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What is a scaur?

What is a scaur? Here are some definitions.

Noun
  1. (chiefly Scotland) A steep cliff or bank.
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He had the scaur described to him with much minuteness, and how it might be possible that such an accident could happen.
Now scaur and ravine changed and rolled back to jagged mountains on the horizon's edge, and now broke into hills lower and lower, till at last came the true plains.
The scaur itself was visible like a red streak on the face of the height.
Millom Rock Park is situated high on the north rim of the nearby Ghyll Scaur Quarry in the parish of Millom Without.
Then he hastened away to avoid them, taking the less frequented road which led by the scaur.
The place is called Duf-thac's scaur, where he lost his life.

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