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to scour a hedge1562
1562 Act 5 Eliz. c. 13 §5 The Hayes, Fenses, Dykes or Hedges..shall from time to tyme be diked, scoured, repaired and kept lowe.
1847 J. O. HalliwellDict. Archaic & Provinc. Words IIScour. (1) To scour a hedge, to deepen the ditch, and to breast up the hedge with the soil taken out. North.