scraper — English Dictionary

Noun

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

   Examples

   and that in trying to scrape the mud off a very unsteady little shoe, he generally got his leg over the scraper.

   There is a scraper as well as a mat, and Mrs. Challenger is most particular.

2. An instrument with which anything is scraped. 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.

   Examples

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   A scraper is a large scoop, mounted on pneumatic-tyre wheels, in which earth is collected by a steel cutting-blade at the front, and from which the earth is dumped wherever required. It is operated by the driver of the caterpillar tractor which hauls it.

3. An instrument with which anything is scraped. An instrument having two or three sharp sides or edges for cleaning the planks, masts, or decks of a ship.

4. An instrument with which anything is scraped. In the printing press, a board or blade, the edge of which is made to rub over the tympan sheet, thus producing an impression.

5. An instrument with which anything is scraped. A hoe.

6. An instrument with which anything is scraped. A tool used by engravers.

7. An instrument with which anything is scraped. A prehistoric unifacial tool thought to have been used for hideworking and woodworking.

   Examples

   Instead, they made finely crafted bone points to haft onto their spears, reserving the use of flint mostly for blades and scrapers.

8. One who scrapes horns.

9. One who plays a violin incompetently, producing cacophonous sounds.

10. One who acquires avariciously and saves penuriously.

11. A cocked hat.

    Usage

    • Archaic
    • Colloquial

12. A program or process that scrapes data, such as a screen-scraper.

13. A freshwater fish of the carp family, genus Capoeta.

    Synonyms

    khramulya

14. A modified automobile, typically with oversized wheelrims.

    Usage

    • Slang

Noun

1. any of various hand tools for scraping

   Broader terms

   hand tool