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scratch repeatedly; "The cat scraped at the armchair" make by scraping; "They scraped a letter into the stone" scratch: cut the surface of; wear away the surface of a harsh noise made by scraping; "the scrape of violin bows distracted her" bend the knees and bow in a servile manner abrasion: an abraded area where the skin is torn or worn off a deep bow with the foot drawn backwards (indicating excessive humility); "all that bowing and scraping did not impress him" gather (money or other resources) together over time; "She had scraped together enough money for college"; "they scratched a meager living" scratch: an indication of damage skin: bruise, cut, or injure the skin or the surface of; "The boy skinned his knee when he fell"
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to rub a surface hard enough to remove a bit of something. With birds, the term is used to describe a nest type which is a simple depression in the ground, either natural or created by the adult birds, in which eggs are laid. It is sometimes lined with nesting material. Some species that have a scrape-type nest include the Canada Goose, the American Oystercatcher, and the Northern Bobwhite. ...
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[See SCARP.]
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To remove outer skin or flesh of a vegetable or fruit, holding the knife with blade at right angles against the food and moving it back and forth in a scraping, not a cutting, action.
Ãâó: www.cyberpathway.com/whispers/food/cookterm.htm
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The crystallized gum that has collected on the face of a pine tree. The dried gum was scraped off into a bucket, dumped into a large wooden barrel, transported to a distillery and cooked down. Sometimes referred to as gum (because of its gummy feel).
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