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scraper

  • noun
  • /ˈskɹeɪpɚ/

An instrument with which anything is scraped.

Other meanings

  1. An instrument by which the soles of shoes are cleaned from mud by drawing them across it.

  2. An instrument drawn by oxen, horses or a tractor, similar to a plow, that is used for scraping up earth in making or repairing roads, digging cellars, building canals, etc.

A kind of

  • hand tool

Related words

  • hog scraper
  • bellyscraper
  • bootscraper
  • bowl scraper
  • dough scraper
  • bench scraper
  • earthscraper
  • grill scraper
  • plate scraper
  • pan scraper
  • shellfish scraper
  • screen-scraper

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “scraper” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.