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sorn

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sorn [sɔːn]
vb
(intr, often foll by on or upon) Scot to obtain food, lodging, etc., from another person by presuming on his generosity
[from earlier sorren a feudal obligation requiring vassals to offer free hospitality to their lord and his men, from obsolete Irish sorthan free quarters]
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Georgia Rowe, 14, was laid to rest in the tiny community of Sorn in Ayrshire where she was brought up.
A LOVING PERSON WHO WILL BE A STAR IN THE SKY; Bridge jump girl buried by The Mirror (London, England)
Around 300 attended the funeral for14-year-old Georgia at Sorn Parish Church in Ayrshire, where she was raised.
I thank God for the last day I spent together with Georgia..we ... by Daily Record (Glasgow, Scotland)
DAVID KIRWAN speculates that there may, in future, be a fee for the registration of a Sorn at the DVLA ("Yet another stealth tax", Letters, September 22).
Cynical speculation; LETTERS to the EDITOR by Daily Post (Liverpool, England)
 
 
 
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