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pldcav | 23:00 Mon 31st Mar 2008 | Crosswords
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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?
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'the runs' is a slang term-amongst others-for diahhorea(spelling ?)
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Thanks, but I'm not sure that helps
Beejay is right - " cattle scour " is Diarrhoea

check Scour in Chambers
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,
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Thanks to both.
sorry pldcav -due to my rural background i assumed everyone knew 'the scour' and 'the runs' were the same
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Well I do now!
You may have the answer by now, but if not:
scour (or scours) is diarrhoea (ie. the runs) in cattle
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