(a) To scour, polish; polish or scour (metal, a pot, etc.); furbish (armor); ?also, fig. of a day: be bright and clear [quot.: a1375]; scouren bright (clene, neue), make (sth.) bright (clean, new) by……
(a) A substance, often liquid in form, made by boiling a mixture of oils or fats and lye, and used for washing and cleansing and in medicine as a cleansing agent, corrosive, etc., soap; also, fig. a……
(a) A loop or strap on a horse's harness; ?also, some kind of strap for a cart; (b) naut. a loop of rope, hide, or metal used to connect blocks and yards with the ropes in a ship's rigging, a strop……