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Scraping :: Scraping (a.) Resembling the act of, or the effect produced by, one who, or that which, scrapes; as, a scraping noise; a scraping miser..

Wear :: Wear (v. t.) To impair, waste, or diminish, by continual attrition, scraping, percussion, on the like; to consume gradually; to cause to lower or disappear; to spend..

Scrape :: Scrape (v. t.) To remove by rubbing or scraping (in the sense above).

Scraper :: Scraper (n.) An instrument drawn by oxen or horses, used for scraping up earth in making or repairing roads, digging cellars, canals etc..

Dentiscalp :: Dentiscalp (n.) An instrument for scraping the teeth.

Scuff :: Scuff (v. i.) To walk without lifting the feet; to proceed with a scraping or dragging movement; to shuffle.

Reamer :: Reamer (n.) One who, or that which, reams; specifically, an instrument with cutting or scraping edges, used, with a twisting motion, for enlarging a round hole, as the bore of a cannon, etc..

Strike :: Strike (n.) An instrument with a straight edge for leveling a measure of grain, salt, and the like, scraping off what is above the level of the top; a strickle..

Mezzotint :: Mezzotint (n.) A manner of engraving on copper or steel by drawing upon a surface previously roughened, and then removing the roughness in places by scraping, burnishing, etc., so as to produce the requisite light and shade. Also, an engraving so produced..

Rament :: Rament (n.) A scraping; a shaving.

Scraping :: Scraping (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Scrap.

Gnaw :: Gnaw (v. t.) To bite, as something hard or tough, which is not readily separated or crushed; to bite off little by little, with effort; to wear or eat away by scraping or continuous biting with the teeth; to nibble at..

Bream :: Bream (v. t.) To clean, as a ship's bottom of adherent shells, seaweed, etc., by the application of fire and scraping..

Shuffling :: Shuffling (a.) Moving with a dragging, scraping step..

Flesher :: Flesher (n.) A two-handled, convex, blunt-edged knife, for scraping hides; a fleshing knife..

Strike :: Strike (v. t.) To level, as a measure of grain, salt, or the like, by scraping off with a straight instrument what is above the level of the top..

Rabbler :: Rabbler (n.) A scraping tool for smoothing metal.

Rasure :: Rasure (v.) The act of rasing, scraping, or erasing; erasure; obliteration..

Xyster :: Xyster (n.) An instrument for scraping bones.

Strigillose :: Strigil (n.) An instrument of metal, ivory, etc., used for scraping the skin at the bath..

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