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▪ I. shrape, n. Obs. or dial. Also 6 shraep, 6– shrap. [A parallel form to scrape n.2 (see scr-).] 1. A bait of chaff or seed laid for birds; the place where such bait is laid. Hence gen. a snare.1532–3 Act 24 Hen. VIII, c. 10 §2 A Shrape made with Chaffe or other thing. 1592 Nashe P. Penilesse 8 Ca...
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shrip
▪ I. † shrip, n. Obs. Forms: 3–4 schrippe, 4 shrippe, 5 s(c)hryppe; sherpe, shyrpe. [Parallel form to scrip n.1; but the existence of the two forms is difficult to account for. Cf., however, Merovingian L. schirpa, scirpa, and schrippa, beside scrippum, OF. escherpe, eschirpe.] = scrip n.1c 1290 S. ...
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scrape
▪ I. scrape, n.1 (skreɪp) [f. scrape v.] I. Means, act, or result of scraping. 1. An instrument for scraping, a scraper. † a. A scraping tool held in the hand (obs.). b. Eastern U.S. ‘A small dredge’ (Funk's Stand. Dict.).c 1440 Pallad. on Husb. iv. 607 Or brasen scrapis out of euery dalke Hem scrap...
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▪ I. to-, prefix1 the prep. and adv. to used in combination with verbs, ns., adjs., and advbs. in the sense of motion, direction, or addition to, or as the mark of the infinitive: see in their alphabetical places, to-come, to-do, to-draught, to-gainst, together, to-midst, to-when, to-while, etc. Als...
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