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Definition of Scray

1. n. A tern; the sea swallow.

Definition of Scray

1. the tern [n -S] - See also: tern

Medical Definition of Scray

1. A tern; the sea swallow. Alternative forms: sgraye. Origin: Cf. W. Ysgraen, ysgraell, a sea swallow, Armor. Skrav. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Scray

Literary usage of Scray

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Magna Britannia Antiqua & Nova: Or, A New, Exact, and Comprehensive Survey by Thomas Cox, Anthony Hall, Robert Morden (1738)
"... Lathe scray Lathe Sutton Lathe scray Lathe scray Lathe ... scray L'fhe J scray Lathe i Sutton Lathe I Aylesford Lathe ..."

2. The Cruise of the Land Yacht Wanderer, Or, Thirteen Hundred Miles in My Caravan by Gordon Stables (1886)
"scray !' that's my war-cry, and it is louder than a railway whistle, ... scray !!' we scream, and away they squirm. " A hundred years in a cage, ..."

3. A Topographical Dictionary of England: Comprising the Several Counties by Samuel Lewis (1831)
"For the purposes of civil government the whole county is divided into five great districts, called lathes, namely, those of St. Augustine, Aylesford, scray, ..."

4. The Penny Cyclopædia of the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge by George Long (1839)
"Minster in Sheppey (lathe of scray), had al-> a very antient nunnery, whose yearly possessions at ti. dissolution were valued at 2'J/. 7s. ..."

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