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scauper

[skaw-per]

noun

a graver with a flattened or hollowed blade, used in engraving.

Also, scorper.

Origin:
1815–25; variant of scalper < Latin scalprum scraper. See scalpel

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a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.

a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question.

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scauper (ˈskɔːpə)

—n
	a variant spelling of scorper

scorper or scauper (ˈskɔːpə)

—n
	a kind of fine chisel with a square or curved tip used in wood engraving for clearing away large areas of the block or clearing away lines

[C19: erroneously for scauper scalper, from Latin scalper knife]

scauper or scauper

—n

[C19: erroneously for scauper scalper, from Latin scalper knife]

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