definitions

scrap heap

or scrap·heap

noun

a pile of old, discarded material, as metal.
a place for dumping old, useless things.

Nearby words

scramjet, scran, scrannel, scranton, scrap, scrap heap, scrap iron, scrap-heap, scrapbook, scrape, scrape in

Origin of scrap heap

First recorded in 1830–40; scrap1 + heap
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British Dictionary definitions for scrapheap

scrapheap

/ (ˈskræpˌhiːp) /

noun

a pile of discarded material
on the scrapheap (of people or things) having outlived their usefulness
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