soor

English

Etymology

From Hindi सूअर (sūar, “pig”). Doublet of sow and swine.

Noun

soor (plural soors)

1. (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

• 'roos, Oros, or so, roos

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)

1. dry
2. arid

Middle English

Adjective

soor

1. Alternative form of sore (“sore”)

Noun

soor

1. Alternative form of sore (“soreness”)

Adverb

soor

1. Alternative form of sore (“harmfully, very”)