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noun
1.
a small piece or portion; fragment: a scrap of paper.
2.
scraps,
a.
bits or pieces of food, especially of leftover or discarded food.
b.
the remains of animal fat after the oil has been tried out.
3.
a detached piece of something written or printed: scraps of poetry.
4.
an old, discarded, or rejected item or substance for use in reprocessing or as raw material, as old metal that can be melted and reworked.
5.
chips, cuttings, fragments, or other small pieces of raw material removed, cut away, flaked off, etc., in the process of making or manufacturing an item.
adjective
6.
consisting of scraps or fragments.
7.
existing in the form of fragments or remnants of use only for reworking, as metal.
8.
discarded or left over.
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Scraps
is always a great word to know.
So is bezoar. Does it mean:
| a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison. |
| an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance. |
Related forms
scrap·ping·ly, adverb
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noun
1.
a fight or quarrel: She got into a scrap with her in-laws.
verb (used without object)
2.
to engage in a fight or quarrel.
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Word Origin & History
scrap
"fight," 1846, possibly a variant of scrape (q.v.) on the notion of "an abrasive encounter." But Weekley suggests obs. colloq. scrap "scheme, villainy, vile intention" (1679). The verb is recorded from 1874.
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