Definitions | scraper |
| noun - An instrument with which anything is scraped.
- An instrument by which the soles of shoes are cleaned from mud and the like, by drawing them across it.
- An instrument drawn by oxen or horses, used for scraping up earth in making or repairing roads, digging cellars, canals etc.
- An instrument having two or three sharp sides or edges, for cleaning the planks, masts, or decks of a ship.
- 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.
- One who scrapes.
- One who plays awkwardly on a violin.
- One who acquires avariciously and saves penuriously.
Etymology: (-er, scrap)
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