scobs

Meaning

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

Synonyms

sawdust

shavings

cuttings

filings

scoria

slag

abatement

wood shavings

chips

Pronounced as (IPA)

/skɒbz/

Etymology

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