a scratch or scrape
a stroke of a pen
a small amount; scraping
1325–75; Middle English (Scots), metathetic variant of scrat to scratch
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The viewing gallery of the Point, a building seemingly designed to resemble an enormous scart lead port, was never anything other than heaving.
From BBC ● Jul. 20, 2023
The court heard how Ms McMillan, now of Dirkhill Road, Bradford, tried to move the television to plug in a scart lead so she could watch a DVD when it toppled off a cupboard.
From BBC ● Dec. 19, 2012
It’ll be time for ye to be getting scart when ye see the tombsteans all run away with, and the place as bare as a stubble-field.
From "Dracula" by Bram Stoker
There are verses which contain the names of these birds among the vulgar, two whereof are, 'The scout, the scart, the cattiwake, The soland goose sits on the lake, Yearly in the spring.'
From Lives of Eminent Zoologists, from Aristotle to Linnæus with Introductory remarks on the Study of Natural History by MacGillivray, William
You never see such a dumbfounded, scart set of men in your life, an Seward looked as ef he would craul through an auger hole.
From Letters of Major Jack Downing, of the Downingville Militia by Smith, Seba
Scart of a boat, scart of being seasick, scart of a gun, scart of everything!
From The Depot Master by Lincoln, Joseph Crosby
In Scotland a common name for it is Scart, applied also to the Great Cormorant.
From British Birds in their Haunts by Johns, Rev. C. A.
"Scart as he can be, Janice," he whispered.
From The Mission of Janice Day by Turner, Corinne
We'll go right over the downs, and back of Scart Hill, and so home.
From The Hoyden by Duchess
"Dasn't" try to learn to swim; Says a cow'll hook; if she Looks at him he'll climb a tree; "Scart" to death at bee or bat,— Fraidie-Cat!
From Required Poems for Reading and Memorizing Third and Fourth Grades, Prescribed by State Courses of Study by Anonymous
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