scaurl (skar)

A Scotch form of scare1. scaur2 (skär), n. Same as scar2. scaury (skä'ri), n. [Also scaurie, scarie, scorey, scorie; said to be OF. escauwer, escauver ), inspect: see show, showing.] A toll or duty anciently exacted from merchant strangers by mayors, sheriffs, etc., for goods offered for sale within their precincts.