law-borrow
noun
variants or law-burrow
ˈ⸗ˌbə(ˌ)rō
Scots law
: a cautionary or security measure designed to keep the peace
also : the process necessary to put such a measure into effect —usually used in plural
Word History
Etymology
Middle English (Scots) law borow, from Middle English law, lawe law + borow, borwe something deposited as security, pledge
- foreshore
- foreshores
- foreshorten
- foreshortened
- foreshortening
- foreshortenings
- foreshortens
- foreshot
- foreshow
- foreshowed
- foreshower
- foreshowing
- foreshown
- foreshows
- foreside
- foresides
- foresight
- foresighted
- foresightedly
- foresightedness
- foresightednesses
- foresightful
- foresightfulnesses
- foresightless
- foresightlessness