Lexic.us

Definition of Scraps

1. Noun. Food that is discarded (as from a kitchen).

Definition of Scraps

1. Noun. (plural of scraprue), left over pieces. ¹

2. Verb. (third-person singular of scrap) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Scraps

1. scrap [v] - See also: scrap

Lexicographical Neighbors of Scraps

Literary usage of Scraps

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Report of the Proceedings by Church congress (1874)
"... that they may teach those below them how to cook better, and to economize food by using up cheap scraps of meat so as to produce a good meal for a whole ..."

2. A Tramp Abroad by Mark Twain (1880)
"Rags and scraps of the coarse clothing were parted with at a rate equal to about twenty dollars a yard; a piece of a lantern and one or two other trifles ..."

3. Publications by Oxford Historical Society (1906)
"[Notes of printed books omitted ; scraps and extracts after the Index also omitted.] " VOL. XC. [Aug. 21 (Sun.).] Ex ore Amici integerrimi. ..."

4. Notes and Queries by Martim de Albuquerque (1862)
"I have in my memory some scraps and phrases which I shall be glad to have explained or traced, if they are not too vague for insertion in "N. & Q." : — 1. ..."

5. The Social Welfare Forum: Official Proceedings ... Annual Forum by National Conference on Social Welfare, American Social Science Association, Conference of Charities (U.S., Conference of Charities (U.S.), National Conference of Social Work (U.S. (1895)
"... OF AN INSTITUTION: scraps OF EXPERIENCE. BY WALTER A. WHEELER, MASSACHUSETTS. Of the many problems that present themselves to the superintendent of an ..."

6. The New England Historical and Genealogical Register by Henry Fritz-Gilbert Waters (1862)
"As all scraps and items relative to the early wars of the country, are important, and as the preservation, even of names, may aid the historian and ..."

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