scourings
Americanplural noun
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the residue left after cleaning grain
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residue that remains after scouring
Etymology
Origin of scourings
First recorded in 1580–90; see origin at scour 1, -ing 1, -s 3
Example Sentences
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Ship's cheese came adulterated with kitchen scourings, rancid fat and glue.
From Time Magazine Archive
But when they had scoured the waterfront boardinghouses, Prince shook his head over their scourings.
From "Carry On, Mr. Bowditch" by Jean Lee Latham
And when he finds himself actually free, his joy expends itself in bounds, in pirouettes, and in scourings hither and thither at the top of his speed.
From Essays on Education and Kindred Subjects Everyman's Library by Herbert Spencer
Ever since the crests of the Appalachian and Rocky Mountains were thrust up above the sea, the river has been wearing them away, and bearing the scourings to the vast plain below.
From Scientific American Supplement, No. 810, July 11, 1891 by Various
And how often was he thrown into complete dismay by some rushing blast, howling among the trees, in the idea that it was the Galloping Hessian on one of his nightly scourings!
From The Legend of Sleepy Hollow by Washington Irving
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