Definition of SHARN

sharn

Plural: sharns

Noun

  • Cow dung or excrement.
  • The dung or manure of cattle or sheep.

Examples

  • His opponent’s last word felt like SHARN, but it scored unexpectedly high.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English scharn, from Old English sċearn (“sharn, dung, muck, filth”), from Proto-West Germanic *skarn, from Proto-Germanic *skarną (“manure”), from Proto-Indo-European *sker- (“dung, manure”). Cognate with North Frisian skern (“dung, manure”), Danish, Swedish, and Icelandic skarn (“dung”), German Harn (“urine”). Doublet of skarn.

Scrabble Score: 8

sharn: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
sharn: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
sharn: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 8

sharn: valid Words With Friends Word