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Word of the Day 02/12/20 Splore

Splore (noun)
splore [ splawr, splohr ]


noun Scot.
1. a frolic; revel; carousal.
2. a commotion; disturbance.

Origin: First recorded in 1775–85; perhaps aphetic variant of explore

EXAMPLES FROM THE WEB FOR SPLORE
So, Mr. Errol continued the splore, and smoked the Turk's head.
TWO KNAPSACKS|JOHN CAMPBELL

She saw me, and kend me in the splore, for the mask fell frae my face for a blink.
THE BLACK DWARF|SIR WALTER SCOTT

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