Word Study
Skirr
CIDE DICTIONARY
Skirr, v. i.
To scour; to scud; to run. [1913 Webster]
Skirr, n.
A tern. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
Skirr, v.intr. move rapidly esp. with a whirring sound.
Etymology
perh. rel. to SCOUR(1) or SCOUR(2)
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