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scr.  
abbr.  scruple (unit of weight)
scru·ple   (skrōō'pəl)   
n.  

  1. An uneasy feeling arising from conscience or principle that tends to hinder action. See Synonyms at qualm.

  2. Abbr. sc. or scr. A unit of apothecary weight equal to about 1.3 grams, or 20 grains.

  3. A minute part or amount.

intr.v.   scru·pled, scru·pling, scru·ples
To hesitate as a result of conscience or principle: "A man who could make so vile a pun would not scruple to pick a pocket" (John Dennis).

[Middle English scrupul, from Old French scrupule, from Latin scrūpulus, small unit of measurement, scruple, diminutive of scrūpus, rough stone, scruple.]
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