Scraper

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1. Noun

An instrument with which anything is scraped.

2. Noun

An instrument by which the soles of shoes are cleaned from mud and the like, by drawing them across it.

3. Noun

An instrument drawn by oxen or horses, used for scraping up earth in making or repairing roads, digging cellars, canals etc.

4. Noun

An instrument having two or three sharp sides or edges, for cleaning the planks, masts, or decks of a ship.

5. Noun

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.

6. Noun

One who scrapes.

7. Noun

One who plays awkwardly on a violin.

8. Noun

One who acquires avariciously and saves penuriously.
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