Etymology
Origin of scraper
Vocabulary lists containing scraper
The Stone Age - Middle School and High School
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The Stone Age - Introductory
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Example Sentences
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A robot slurry scraper travels up and down the cowshed at regular intervals, pushing any manure through the slatted floor into the vast storage pit below.
From BBC • Feb. 26, 2026
Next was understanding how to use the heavy thing: how to grasp it, how to cut with it, how to use it as a bench scraper.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 23, 2025
Nearly one hundred people had just one item on their list as they entered the Home Depot in Monrovia on Saturday: a small ice scraper worth a little less than a dollar.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 22, 2025
"My favorite tool to 'chop' down butter for baking is my metal bench scraper."
From Salon • Oct. 20, 2024
They crept toward the open metal stairs, stopping only once when Juan accidentally kicked a paint scraper across the floor.
From "Shadowshaper" by Daniel José Older
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