Azed 1870

[pldcav]

19a Cattle scour ranges of feeding-ground (4) R_NS so no doubt RUNS is the answer, and one definition of RUN is "range of feeding ground", but where does "cattle scour" come into it?

[beejay1124]

'the runs' is a slang term-amongst others-for diahhorea(spelling ?)

[pldcav]

Thanks, but I'm not sure that helps

[SpiderPig]

Beejay is right - " cattle scour " is Diarrhoea

check Scour in Chambers

[SpiderPig]

verb intransitive to scrub and polish; to serve or act as a purgative; (of livestock) to have diarrhoea.
noun the action, place, or means of scouring; diarrhoea in cattle,

[pldcav]

Thanks to both.

[beejay1124]

sorry pldcav -due to my rural background i assumed everyone knew 'the scour' and 'the runs' were the same

[pldcav]

Well I do now!

[springy88]

You may have the answer by now, but if not:
scour (or scours) is diarrhoea (ie. the runs) in cattle

[springy88]

Oops, just seen the answers already there. I've only just joined and couldn't see the answers before.