scourings

[ skouuhr-ingz, skou-er- ]

noun

, (used with a plural verb)

1. dirt or refuse removed by scouring. scour.
2. refuse removed from grain.

scourings

/ ˈskaʊərɪŋz /

plural noun

1. the residue left after cleaning grain
2. residue that remains after scouring

Word History and Origins

Origin of scourings¹

First recorded in 1580–90; scour ¹, -ing ¹, -s ³

Example Sentences

Whence come these churchyard scourings, these skulls and crossbones set up on end?

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Most of the gilding was worn off by the frequent scourings which it had undergone beneath the hands of a black slave.

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But it is by him and men like him, and not by the scourings of the galleys, that we can get to understand the spirit of the time.

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So when the cream is off, the rest of the clergy are plainly but skim milk, the scourings of the seminaries.

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Easy enough to find one of the scourings of Troyes—perhaps an innocent girl once, before she knew him!

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Related Words

• debris
• droppings
• junk
• litter
• residue
• rubbish
• rubble
• sediment
• waste