Part 216

Scotch rite. (Freemasonry) The ceremonial observed by one of the Masonic systems, called in full the Ancient and Accepted Scotch Rite; also, the system itself, which confers thirty-three degrees, of which the first three are nearly identical with those of the York rite.

Scotch terrier. (Zoöl.) One of a breed of small terriers with long, rough hair.

Scot"tish ter"ri*er. (Zoöl.) Same as Scotch terrier.

Scour (?), v. t. To cleanse or clear, as by a current of water; to flush.

If my neighbor ought to scour a ditch.

Blackstone.

Scour, n. 1. The act of scouring.

2. A place scoured out by running water, as in the bed of a stream below a fall.

If you catch the two sole denizens [trout] of a particular scour, you will find another pair installed in their place to-morrow.

Grant Allen.

Scout, n. A boy scout (which see, above).

Scrag (?), v. t. [Cf. Scrag.] To seize, pull, or twist the neck of; specif., to hang by the neck; to kill by hanging. [Colloq.]

An enthusiastic mob will scrag me to a certainty the day war breaks out.

Pall Mall Mag.

Scram"bled eggs (?). Eggs of which the whites and yolks are stirred together while cooking, or eggs beaten slightly, often with a little milk, and stirred while cooking.

Scrap"ple (?), n. [Dim. of scrap.] An article of food made by boiling together bits or scraps of meat, usually pork, and flour or Indian meal.

Scratch, n. In various sports, the line from which the start is made, except in the case of contestants receiving a distance handicap.

{ Scratch player, runner, etc. } One that starts from the scratch; hence, one of first-rate ability.

Scream"er (?), n. 1. Something so remarkable as to provoke a scream, as of joy. [Slang]

2. An exclamation mark. [Printer's Slang]

Screen (skrn), n. (Cricket) An erection of white canvas or wood placed on the boundary opposite a batsman to enable him to see ball better.

Scrub (?), n. 1. Vegetation of inferior quality, though sometimes thick and impenetrable, growing in poor soil or in sand; also, brush. See Brush, above. [Australia & South Africa]

2. (Forestry) A low, straggling tree of inferior quality.

||Scru`tin" de liste" (skr`tN" d lst). [F., voting by list.] Voting for a group of candidates for the same kind of office on one ticket or ballot, containing a list of them; -- the method, used in France, as from June, 1885, to Feb., 1889, in elections for the Chamber of Deputies, each elector voting for the candidates for the whole department in which he lived, as disting. from scrutin d'arrondissement (d`rôN`ds`mäN"), or voting by each elector for the candidate or candidates for his own arrondissement only.

Scut"ter (?), v. i. [Cf. Scuttle, v. i.] To run quickly; to scurry; to scuttle. [Prov. Eng.]

A mangy little jackal . . . cocked up his ears and tail, and scuttered across the shallows.

Kipling.

Seal"skin` (?), n. The skin of a seal; the pelt of a seal prepared for use, esp. of the fur seal; also, a garment made of this material.