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offscourings
[
awf
-skou
uh
r-ing
,
-skou-er-
,
of
-
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off·scour·ing
/
ˈɔfˌskaʊ
ə
r
ɪŋ
,
-ˌskaʊ
ər-
,
ˈɒf-
/
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[
awf
-skou
uh
r-ing
,
-skou-er-
,
of
-
]
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noun
1.
Often,
offscourings.
something scoured off; filth; refuse.
2.
a social outcast.
Origin:
1520–30;
off
+
scouring
, after verb phrase
scour off
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an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance.
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a fool or simpleton; ninny.
a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare.
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offscourings
(ˈɒfˌskaʊərɪŋz)
—
pl n
scum; dregs
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
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