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scraper

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noun/ˈskɹeɪpɚ//ˈskɹeɪpə/
  1. 1

    An instrument with which anything is scraped.; An instrument by which the soles of shoes are cleaned from mud by drawing them across it.

    • and that in trying to scrape the mud off a very unsteady little shoe, he generally got his leg over the scraper.
    • There is a scraper as well as a mat, and Mrs. Challenger is most particular.
  2. 2

    An instrument with which anything is scraped.; An instrument drawn by oxen, horses or a tractor, similar to a plow, that is used for scraping up earth in making or repairing roads, digging cellars, building canals, etc.

    • A scraper is a large scoop, mounted on pneumatic-tyre wheels, in which earth is collected by a steel cutting-blade at the front, and from which the earth is dumped wherever required. It is operated by the driver of the caterpillar tractor w
  3. 3

    An instrument with which anything is scraped.; An instrument having two or three sharp sides or edges for cleaning the planks, masts, or decks of a ship.

  4. 4

    An instrument with which anything is scraped.; In the printing press, a board or blade, the edge of which is made to rub over the tympan sheet, thus producing an impression.

  5. 5

    An instrument with which anything is scraped.; A hoe.

  6. 6

    An instrument with which anything is scraped.; A tool used by engravers.

  7. 7

    An instrument with which anything is scraped.; A prehistoric unifacial tool thought to have been used for hideworking and woodworking.

    • Instead, they made finely crafted bone points to haft onto their spears, reserving the use of flint mostly for blades and scrapers.
  8. 8

    An instrument with which anything is scraped.; Clipping of bellyscraper.abbreviationalt-ofclipping

  9. 9

    One who scrapes horns.

  10. 10

    One who plays a violin incompetently, producing cacophonous sounds.

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