scrap
noun
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adjective
verb
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Origin
From Middle English scrappe, from Old Norse skrap, from skrapa (“to scrape, scratch”), from Proto-Germanic *skrapōną, *skrepaną (“to scrape, scratch”), from Proto-Indo-European *skreb-, *skrep- (“to engrave”). Cf. Swedish skräp (“garbage”).
Phrases
- fish scrap
- scrap book
- scrap car
- scrap dealer
- scrap heap
- scrap merchant
- scrap paper
- table scrap
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