scowl, scoule, scowlen, skoul

1. & t. [Dan. skule =to scowl; cf. Icel. skolla =to skulk; skolli a skulker, a fox, the devil; Dut. scuilen = to skulk, to lie hid; Low Ger. schulen to hide one's self; Dan. skiule =to hide, skiul =shelter; Icel. skjól eyed; A. S. sceol - eage =squint-eyed.] A. Intransitive: sluices in a rapid stream for a few minutes, at low water, to scour a channel and its bar. scouring-drops, s . pl . A mixture in equal quantities of e ential oil of turpentine and oil of lemon peel, used to remove stains of grease, paint, fruit, ., from cloth.