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scrap iron
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noun
old iron to be remelted or reworked.
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Origin of scrap iron
First recorded in 1815–25
Words nearby scrap iron
scrape together, scrape up an acquaintance, scrap heap, scrapie, scraping, scrap iron, scrapper, scrapple, scrappy, scratch, scratch awl
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