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scraper |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Scraper \Scrap"er\, n. 1. An instrument with which anything is scraped. Specifically: a An instrument by which the soles of shoes are cleaned from mud and the like by drawing them across it b An instrument drawn by oxen or horses, used for scraping up earth in making or repairing roads, digging cellars, canals etc c (Naut.) An instrument having two or three sharp sides or edges, for cleaning the planks, masts, or decks of a ship. d (Lithography) In the printing press, a board, or blade, the edge of which is made to rub over the tympan sheet and thus produce the impression. 2. One who scrapes. Specifically: a One who plays awkwardly on a violin. b One who acquires avariciously and saves penuriously. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: scraper n : any of various tools for scraping
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