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Scribe (skrīb), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Scribed (skrībd); p. pr. & vb. n. Scribing.] 1. To write, engrave, or mark upon; to inscribe. Spenser.
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2. (Carp.) To cut (anything) in such a way as to fit closely to a somewhat irregular surface, as a baseboard to a floor which is out of level, a board to the curves of a molding, or the like; -- so called because the workman marks, or scribes, with the compasses the line that he afterwards cuts.
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3. To score or mark with compasses or a scribing iron.
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Coloq. Scribing iron , an iron-pointed instrument for scribing, or marking, casks and logs.
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Scribe, v. i. To make a mark.
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With the separated points of a pair of spring dividers scribe around the edge of the templet. A. M. Mayer.
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Scriber (?), n. A sharp-pointed tool, used by joiners for drawing lines on stuff; a marking awl.
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Scribism (?), n. The character and opinions of a Jewish scribe in the time of Christ. F. W. Robertson.
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Scrid (?), n. A screed; a shred; a fragment. [R.]
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Scriggle (?), v. i. To wriggle. [Prov. Eng.]
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Scrim (?), n. 1. A kind of light cotton or linen fabric, often woven in openwork patterns, -- used for curtains, etc,; -- called also India scrim.
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2. pl. Thin canvas glued on the inside of panels to prevent shrinking, checking, etc.
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Scrimer (?), n. [F. escrimeur. See .] A fencing master. [Obs.] Shak.
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Scrimmage (?; 48), n. [A corruption of skirmish. “Sore scrymmishe.” Ld. Berners.] [Written also scrummage.] 1. Formerly, a skirmish; now, a general row or confused fight or struggle.
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2. (Football) The struggle in the rush lines after the ball is put in play.
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Scrimp (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Scrimped (?; 215); p. pr. & vb. n. Scrimping.] [Cf. Dan. skrumpe, G. schrumpfen, D. krimpen. Cf. , .] To make too small or short; to limit or straiten; to put on short allowance; to scant; to contract; to shorten; as, to scrimp the pattern of a coat.
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Scrimp, a. Short; scanty; curtailed.
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Scrimp, n. A pinching miser; a niggard. [U.S.]
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Scrimping, a. & n. from , v. t.
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Coloq. Scrimping bar , a device used in connection with a calico printing machine for stretching the fabric breadthwise so that it may be smooth for printing. Knight.
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Scrimpingly, adv. In a scrimping manner.
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Scrimpness, n. The state of being scrimp.
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Scrimption (?), n. A small portion; a pittance; a little bit. [Prov. Eng.] Halliwell.
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Scrimshaw (?), v. t. To ornament, as shells, ivory, etc., by engraving, and (usually) rubbing pigments into the incised lines. [Sailor's cant. U.S.]
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Scrimshaw, n. A shell, a whale's tooth, or the like, that is scrimshawed. [Sailor's cant, U.S.]
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Scrine (?), n. [L. scrinium a case for books, letters, etc.: cf. OF. escrin, F. écrin. See .] A chest, bookcase, or other place, where writings or curiosities are deposited; a shrine. [Obs.]
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But laid them up in immortal scrine. Spenser.
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Scringe (?), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Scringed (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Scringing (?).] [Cf. .] To cringe. [Prov. Eng. & Local, U.S.]
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Scrip (?), n. [OE. scrippe, probably of Scand. origin; cf. Icel. & OSw. skreppa, and also LL. scrippum, OF. esquerpe, escrepe, F. écharpe scarf. Cf. , a piece of dress.] A small bag; a wallet; a satchel. [Archaic] Chaucer.
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And in requital ope his leathern scrip. Milton.
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Scrip, n. [From script.] 1. A small writing, certificate, or schedule; a piece of paper containing a writing.
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Call them generally, man by man, according to the scrip. Shak.
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Bills of exchange can not pay our debts abroad, till scrips of paper can be made current coin. Locke.
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2. A preliminary certificate of a subscription to the capital of a bank, railroad, or other company, or for a share of other joint property, or a loan, stating the amount of the subscription and the date of the payment of the installments; as, insurance scrip, consol scrip, etc. When all the installments are paid, the scrip is exchanged for a bond share certificate.
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3. Paper fractional currency. [Colloq.U.S.]
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Scrippage (?; 48), n. The contents of a scrip, or wallet. [Obs.] Shak.
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Script (?), n. [OE. scrit, L. scriptum something written, fr. scribere, scriptum to write: cf. OF. escript, escrit, F. écrit. See , and cf. a writing.] 1. A writing; a written document. [Obs.] Chaucer.
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2. (Print.) Type made in imitation of handwriting.
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3. (Law) An original instrument or document.
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4. Written characters; style of writing.
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Scriptorium (?), n.; pl. Scriptoria (#). [LL. See .] In an abbey or monastery, the room set apart for writing or copying manuscripts; in general, a room devoted to writing.
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Writing rooms, or scriptoria, where the chief works of Latin literature . . . were copied and illuminated. J. R. Green.
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Scriptory (?), a. [L. scriptorius, fr. scribere, scriptum to write.] Of or pertaining to writing; expressed in writing; used in writing; as, scriptory wills; a scriptory reed. [R.] Swift.
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Scriptural (?; 135), a. Contained in the Scriptures; according to the Scriptures, or sacred oracles; biblical; as, a scriptural doctrine.
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Scripturalism (?), n. The quality or state of being scriptural; literal adherence to the Scriptures.
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Scripturalist, n. One who adheres literally to the Scriptures.
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Scripturally, adv. In a scriptural manner.
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Scripturalness, n. Quality of being scriptural.
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Scripture (?; 135), n. [L. scriptura, fr. scribere, scriptum, to write: cf. OF. escripture, escriture, F. écriture. See .] 1. Anything written; a writing; a document; an inscription.
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I have put it in scripture and in remembrance. Chaucer.
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Then the Lord of Manny read the scripture on the tomb, the which was in Latin. Ld. Berners.
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2. The books of the Old and the New Testament, or of either of them; the Bible; -- used by way of eminence or distinction, and chiefly in the plural.
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There is not any action a man ought to do, or to forbear, but the Scripture will give him a clear precept or prohibition for it. South.
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Compared with the knowledge which the Scriptures contain, every other subject of human inquiry is vanity. Buckminster.
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3. A passage from the Bible; a text.
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The devil can cite Scripture for his purpose. Shak.
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Hanging by the twined thread of one doubtful Scripture. Milton.
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Scripturian (?), n. A Scripturist. [Obs.]
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Scripturist (?; 135), n. One who is strongly attached to, or versed in, the Scriptures, or who endeavors to regulate his life by them.
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The Puritan was a Scripturist, -- a Scripturist with all his heart, if as yet with imperfect intelligence . . . he cherished the scheme of looking to the Word of God as his sole and universal directory. Palfrey.
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Scrit (?), n. [See .] Writing; document; scroll. [Obs.] “Of every scrit and bond.” Chaucer.
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Scritch (?), n. A screech. [R.]
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Perhaps it is the owlet's scritch. Coleridge.
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Scrivener (? or ?), n. [From older scrivein, OF. escrivain, F. écrivain, LL. scribanus, from L. scribere to write. See .] 1. A professional writer; one whose occupation is to draw contracts or prepare writings. Shak.
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The writer better scrivener than clerk. Fuller.
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2. One whose business is to place money at interest; a broker. [Obs.] Dryden.
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3. A writing master. [Prov. Eng.] Halliwell.
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Coloq. Scrivener's palsy . See Writer's cramp, under .
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Scrobicula (?), n.; pl. Scrobiculæ (#). [NL. See .] (Zoöl.) One of the smooth areas surrounding the tubercles of a sea urchin.
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Scrobicular (?), a. (Zoöl.) Pertaining to, or surrounding, scrobiculæ; as, scrobicular tubercles.
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{ Scrobiculate (?), Scrobiculated (?), } a. [L. scrobiculus, dim. of scrobis a ditch or trench.] (Bot.) Having numerous small, shallow depressions or hollows; pitted.
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{ Scrod (?), Scrode (?), } n. A young codfish, especially when cut open on the back and dressed. [Written also escrod.] [Local, U.S.]
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Scroddled ware (?). Mottled pottery made from scraps of differently colored clays.
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Scrofula (?), n. [L. scrofulae, fr. scrofa a breeding sow, because swine were supposed to be subject to such a complaint, or by a fanciful comparison of the glandular swellings to little pigs; perhaps akin to Gr. � an old sow: cf. F. scrofules. Cf. .] (Med.) A constitutional disease, generally hereditary, especially manifested by chronic enlargement and cheesy degeneration of the lymphatic glands, particularly those of the neck, and marked by a tendency to the development of chronic intractable inflammations of the skin, mucous membrane, bones, joints, and other parts, and by a diminution in the power of resistance to disease or injury and the capacity for recovery. Scrofula is now generally held to be tuberculous in character, and may develop into general or local tuberculosis (consumption).
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Scrofulide (? or ?), n. (Med.) Any affection of the skin dependent on scrofula.
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Scrofulous (?), a. [Cf. F. scrofuleux.] 1. Pertaining to scrofula, or partaking of its nature; as, scrofulous tumors; a scrofulous habit of body.
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2. Diseased or affected with scrofula.
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Scrofulous persons can never be duly nourished. Arbuthnot.
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-- Scrofulously, adv. -- Scrofulousness, n.
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Scrog (?), n. [Cf. , or Gael. sgrogag anything shriveled, from sgrog to compress, shrivel.] A stunted shrub, bush, or branch. [Prov. Eng. & Scot.]
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Scroggy (?), a. Abounding in scrog; also, twisted; stunted. [Prov. Eng. & Scot.] Halliwell.
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Scroll (?), n. [A dim. of OE. scroue, scrowe (whence E. escrow), OF. escroe, escroue, F. écrou entry in the jail book, LL. scroa scroll, probably of Teutonic origin; cf. OD. schroode a strip, shred, slip of paper, akin to E. shred. Cf. , .] 1. A roll of paper or parchment; a writing formed into a roll; a schedule; a list.
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The heavens shall be rolled together as a scroll. Isa. xxxiv. 4.
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Here is the scroll of every man's name. Shak.
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2. (Arch.) An ornament formed of undulations giving off spirals or sprays, usually suggestive of plant form. Roman architectural ornament is largely of some scroll pattern.
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3. A mark or flourish added to a person's signature, intended to represent a seal, and in some States allowed as a substitute for a seal. [U.S.] Burrill.
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4. (Geom.) Same as Skew surface. See under .
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Coloq. Linen scroll (Arch.) See under . -- Coloq. Scroll chuck (Mach.), an adjustable chuck, applicable to a lathe spindle, for centering and holding work, in which the jaws are adjusted and tightened simultaneously by turning a disk having in its face a spiral groove which is entered by teeth on the backs of the jaws. -- Coloq. Scroll saw . See under .
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Scrolled (?), a. Formed like a scroll; contained in a scroll; adorned with scrolls; as, scrolled work.
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Scrophularia (?), n. [NL. So called because it was reputed to be a remedy for scrofula.] (Bot.) A genus of coarse herbs having small flowers in panicled cymes; figwort.
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Scrophulariaceous (?), a. (Bot.) Of or pertaining to a very large natural order of gamopetalous plants (Scrophulariaceæ, or Scrophularineæ), usually having irregular didynamous flowers and a two-celled pod. The order includes the mullein, foxglove, snapdragon, figwort, painted cup, yellow rattle, and some exotic trees, as the Paulownia.
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Scrotal (?), a. (Anat.) Of or pertaining to the scrotum; as, scrotal hernia.
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Scrotiform (?), a. [L. scrotum scrotum + -form.] Purse-shaped; pouch-shaped.
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Scrotocele (?), n. [Scrotum + Gr. khlh a tumor: cf. F. scrotocèle.] (Med.) A rupture or hernia in the scrotum; scrotal hernia.
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Scrotum (?), n. [L.] (Anat.) The bag or pouch which contains the testicles; the cod.
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Scrouge (?), v. t. [Etymol. uncertain.] To crowd; to squeeze. [Prov. Eng. & Colloq. U.S.]
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Scrow (? or ?), n. [See , .] 1. A scroll. [Obs.] Palsgrave.
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2. A clipping from skins; a currier's cuttings.
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Scroyle (skroil), n. [Cf. OF. escrouselle a kind of vermin, escrouelles, pl., scrofula, F. écrouelles, fr. (assumed) LL. scrofellae for L. scrofulae. See , and cf. .] A mean fellow; a wretch. [Obs.] Shak.
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Scrub (skrŭb), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Scrubbed (skrŭbd); p. pr. & vb. n. Scrubbing.] [OE. scrobben, probably of Dutch or Scand. origin; cf. Dan. skrubbe, Sw. skrubba, D. schrobben, LG. schrubben.] To rub hard; to wash with rubbing; usually, to rub with a wet brush, or with something coarse or rough, for the purpose of cleaning or brightening; as, to scrub a floor, a doorplate.
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Scrub (skrŭb), v. i. To rub anything hard, especially with a wet brush; to scour; hence, to be diligent and penurious; as, to scrub hard for a living.
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Scrub (skrŭb), n. 1. One who labors hard and lives meanly; a mean fellow. “A sorry scrub.” Bunyan.
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We should go there in as proper a manner as possible; nor altogether like the scrubs about us. Goldsmith.
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2. Something small and mean.
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3. A worn-out brush. Ainsworth.
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4. A thicket or jungle, often specified by the name of the prevailing plant; as, oak scrub, palmetto scrub, etc.
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5. (Stock Breeding) One of the common live stock of a region of no particular breed or not of pure breed, esp. when inferior in size, etc. [U.S.]
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6. Vegetation of inferior quality, though sometimes thick and impenetrable, growing in poor soil or in sand; also, brush; -- called also scrub brush. See , above. [Australia & South Africa]
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7. (Forestry) A low, straggling tree of inferior quality.
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Coloq. Scrub bird (Zoöl.), an Australian passerine bird of the family Atrichornithidæ, as Atrichia clamosa; -- called also brush bird. -- Coloq. Scrub oak (Bot.), the popular name of several dwarfish species of oak. The scrub oak of New England and the Middle States is Quercus ilicifolia, a scraggy shrub; that of the Southern States is a small tree (Q. Catesbæi); that of the Rocky Mountain region is Q. undulata, var. Gambelii. -- Coloq. Scrub robin (Zoöl.), an Australian singing bird of the genus Drymodes.
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Scrub (skrŭb), a. Mean; dirty; contemptible; scrubby.
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How solitary, how scrub, does this town look! Walpole.
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No little scrub joint shall come on my board. Swift.
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Coloq. Scrub game , a game, as of ball, by unpracticed players. -- Coloq. Scrub race , a race between scrubs, or between untrained animals or contestants.
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Scrubbed (skrŭbbĕd), a. Dwarfed or stunted; scrubby.
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Scrubber (skrŭbbẽr), n. 1. One who, or that which, scrubs; esp., a brush or machine used in scrubbing.
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2. (Gas Manuf.) A gas washer. See under .
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3. (Manufacturing) a device for removing pollutants from a gas stream, especially for removing sulfur oxides from processes burning coal or oil.
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Scrubber (skrŭbbẽr), n. 1. a stunted or emaciated steer.
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2. A person who lives in the bush. [Australian]
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3. A domesticated animal which has escaped and lives wild in the bush. [Australian]
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Scrubboard (skrŭbbōrd), n. A baseboard; a mopboard.
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Scrubby (skrŭbb�), a. [Compar. Scrubbier (skrŭbbĭẽr); superl. Scrubbiest.] Of the nature of scrub; small and mean; stunted in growth; as, a scrubby cur. “Dense, scrubby woods.” Duke of Argyll.
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Scrubstone (?), n. A species of calciferous sandstone. [Prov. Eng.]
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Scruff (?), n. [See .] Scurf. [Obs.]
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Scruff, n. [Cf. .] The nape of the neck; the loose outside skin, as of the back of the neck.
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Scrummage (?; 43), n. See .
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Scrumptious (?), a. Nice; particular; fastidious; excellent; fine. [Slang]
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Scrunch (?), v. t. & v. i. [Cf. , .] To scranch; to crunch. Dickens.
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Scruple (?), n. [L. scrupulus a small sharp or pointed stone, the twenty-fourth part of an ounce, a scruple, uneasiness, doubt, dim. of scrupus a rough or sharp stone, anxiety, uneasiness; perh. akin to Gr. � the chippings of stone, � a razor, Skr. kshura: cf. F. scrupule.] 1. A weight of twenty grains; the third part of a dram.
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2. Hence, a very small quantity; a particle.
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I will not bate thee a scruple. Shak.
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3. Hesitation as to action from the difficulty of determining what is right or expedient; unwillingness, doubt, or hesitation proceeding from motives of conscience.
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He was made miserable by the conflict between his tastes and his scruples. Macaulay.
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Coloq. To make scruple , to hesitate from conscientious motives; to scruple. Locke.
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Scruple, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Scrupled (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Scrupling (?).] To be reluctant or to hesitate, as regards an action, on account of considerations of conscience or expedience.
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We are often over-precise, scrupling to say or do those things which lawfully we may. Fuller.
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Men scruple at the lawfulness of a set form of divine worship. South.
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Scruple, v. t. 1. To regard with suspicion; to hesitate at; to question.
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Others long before them . . . scrupled more the books of heretics than of gentiles. Milton.
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2. To excite scruples in; to cause to scruple. [R.]
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Letters which did still scruple many of them. E. Symmons.
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Scrupler (?), n. One who scruples.
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Scrupulist (?), n. A scrupler. [Obs.]
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Scrupulize (?), v. t. To perplex with scruples; to regard with scruples. [Obs.] Bp. Montagu.
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