"scurve", noun, = 'contemptible person', 1730; not in OED

Marcin W. cin.wrz at GMAIL.COM
Mon Sep 10 17:12:14 UTC 2012


It looks related to a word in Polish *skurwiel* which nowadays means
something like 'son of a bitch'
I wonder which way the transfer proceeded.

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