scobs

Signification (Anglais)

Noun

1. Raspings of wood, ivory, hartshorn, metals, or other hard substance.
2. The dross of metals.

Verb

third-person singular simple present indicative of scob

Synonymes

sawdust

shavings

cuttings

filings

scoria

slag

abatement

wood shavings

chips

Traductions

ξύσματα μέταλλου

zaagsel

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/skɒbz/

Étymologie (Anglais)

From Latin scobs, or scobis, from scabere (“to scrape”).