Scour: alternatives and connections

A stone used by seamen for scrubbing the decks of ships.

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Any portion of space regarded as measured off or distinct from all other space, or appropriated to some definite object or use; position; ground; sit…

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To wash lightly; to cleanse with a second or repeated application of water after washing.

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To subject (a body) to the action of something moving over its surface with pressure and friction, especially to the action of something moving back…

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To look over or through, for the purpose of finding something; to examine; to explore; as, to search the city.

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Sick.

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A mark on a substance or body made by foreign matter; a blot; a place discolored.

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A material used for grinding, as emery, sand, powdered glass, etc.

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A material used for grinding, as emery, sand, powdered glass, etc.

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To rub or wear off; to waste or wear away by friction; as, to abrade rocks.

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To rub or wear off; to waste or wear away by friction; as, to abrade rocks.

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Producing abrasion.

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Producing abrasion.

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To cleanse, clear, or purify by separating and carrying off whatever is impure, heterogeneous, foreign, or superfluous.

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To cleanse, clear, or purify by separating and carrying off whatever is impure, heterogeneous, foreign, or superfluous.

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of Scour

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of Scour

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To rub hard; to wash with rubbing; usually, to rub with a wet brush, or with something coarse or rough, for the purpose of cleaning or brightening; a…

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To rub hard; to wash with rubbing; usually, to rub with a wet brush, or with something coarse or rough, for the purpose of cleaning or brightening; a…

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One who, or that which, scrubs; esp., a brush used in scrubbing.

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One who, or that which, scrubs; esp., a brush used in scrubbing.

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of Scrub

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of Scrub

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To rub or wear off; to waste or wear away by friction; as, to abrade rocks.

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To flow and spread suddenly; to rush; as, blood flushes into the face.

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To cleanse, clear, or purify by separating and carrying off whatever is impure, heterogeneous, foreign, or superfluous.

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To rub hard; to wash with rubbing; usually, to rub with a wet brush, or with something coarse or rough, for the purpose of cleaning or brightening; a…

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