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- noun Plural form of
scunner . - verb Third-person singular simple present indicative form of
scunner .
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Examples
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The masters of watches are also called "scunners" -- they go up night and day in the forebarrel to "scun" the ship -- that is, to find the way or leads through the ice.
A Labrador Doctor The Autobiography of Wilfred Thomason Grenfell Wilfred Thomason Grenfell 1902
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It blasts open the southern vernacular with its scunners and hechs and jeely pieces.
Men Should Weep; Blasted; When We Are Married Susannah Clapp 2010
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"I dinna ken how ye can do it," he said; "man, it wud gie me the scunners."
A Dominie in Doubt Alexander Sutherland Neill 1928
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Calum, Edinburgh, 25/01/2012 15:01 Nows the day and nows the hour see approach...scunners
Evening Standard - Home Joe Murphy 2012
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Calum, Edinburgh, 25/01/2012 15:01 Nows the day and nows the hour see approach...scunners
Evening Standard - Home Joe Murphy 2012
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The scunners. edit: just read the article blurb. lol edit: username = self-fulfilling prophecy
Eurogamer 2009
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Ay, ye scunners, ye'll be a'wantin ta tell me yer sorry fer arl th 'trouble ye've caused in the world.
Guy Fawkes' blog 2009
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Ay, ye scunners, ye'll be a'wantin ta tell me yer sorry fer arl th 'trouble ye've caused in the world.
British Blogs 2009
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One time, these scunners from the Andromeda galaxy—they called themselves Kelvans—hijacked the Enterprise, and modified my puir wee bairns to force them through the barrier, by usin’ a machine they’d brought along themselves.
Star Trek The Next Generation® David A. McIntee 2011
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One time, these scunners from the Andromeda galaxy—they called themselves Kelvans—hijacked the Enterprise, and modified my puir wee bairns to force them through the barrier, by usin’ a machine they’d brought along themselves.
Star Trek The Next Generation® David A. McIntee 2011
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