soor

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

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.

• 'roos, Oros, or so, roos

From Middle Low German sôr, from Old Saxon *sōr, from Proto-Germanic *sauzaz. More at sear.

soor (comparative sorer or soorder, superlative soorste)

1. dry
2. arid

soor

1. Alternative form of sore (“sore”)

soor

1. Alternative form of sore (“soreness”)

soor

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