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Webster 1913 Edition
Scraper
Scrap′er
,Noun.
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.
Webster 1828 Edition
Scraper
SCRA'PER
, n.1.
An instrument with which any thing is scraped; as a scraper for shoes.2.
An instrument drawn by oxen or horses, and used for scraping earth in making or repairing roads, digging cellars, canals, &c.3.
An instrument having two or three sides or edges, for cleaning the planks, masts or decks of a ship, &c.4.
A miser; one who gathers property by penurious diligence and small savings; a scrape-penny.5.
An awkward fiddler.Definition 2024
scraper
scraper
English
Noun
scraper (plural scrapers)
- 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, similar to a plow, that is used for scraping up earth in making or repairing roads, digging cellars, building 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, thus producing an impression.
- One who scrapes horns.
- One who plays awkwardly on a violin.
- One who acquires avariciously and saves penuriously.
Translations
an instrument by which anything is scraped