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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