scouring pad

American  

noun

1. a small pad, as of steel wool or plastic mesh, used for scouring pots, pans, etc.

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Example Sentences

For gas grills, remove the grates, burner hoods and grease pan, and scrub them with hot, soapy water and a scouring pad.

From New York Times • Jun. 4, 2023

You can remove a shower door and track yourself with a screwdriver, putty knife, scouring pad and a few hours of work.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 15, 2021

You can remove a shower door and track yourself with a screwdriver, putty knife, scouring pad and a few hours of work; it would cost about $100 to pay someone handy to do it.

From Washington Post • Oct. 24, 2021

Their wool is thick and wiry, like a scouring pad, and lacks the finery of other fleeces.

From BBC • May 15, 2021

While the heavy-duty cleaners and scouring pad lifted the black from the white bathroom sink, Miss Patty Cake’s body was another story.

From "One Crazy Summer" by Rita Williams-Garcia