home scrap
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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And then he’d brought home scrap wood from the rail yard and built an elevated floor, sturdy enough that sometimes Ophie liked to stomp the boards, pretending it was a fine dance floor or a stage.
From Literature
He started bringing home scrap metal from his job sites and twisting and welding the pieces into playful characters in his garage.
From Washington Times
By late spring 18 new blast furnaces will be in operation, giving the mills 6^ million tons more pig annually, or enough when added to their home scrap and what is turned back by steel-using industry, to meet all of next year's needs.
From Time Magazine Archive
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