Chapter 1497

Scrambler <Xpage=1291>

Scram"bler (?) , n. 1. One who scrambles; one who climbs on all fours.

2. A greedy and unceremonious contestant.

Scrambling <Xpage=1291>

Scram"bling (?) , a. Confused and irregular; awkward; scambling. -- Scram"bling*ly , adv.

A huge old scrambling bedroom. Sir W. Scott.

Scranch <Xpage=1291>

Scranch (?) , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Scranched (?) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Scranching .] [Cf. D. schransen to eat greedily, G. schranzen . Cf. Crunch , Scrunch .] To grind with the teeth, and with a crackling sound; to craunch. [Prov. Eng. & Colloq. U.S.]

Scranky <Xpage=1291>

Scrank"y (?) , a. Thin; lean. [Scot.]

Scrannel <Xpage=1291>

Scran"nel (?) , a. [Cf. Scrawny .] Slight; thin; lean; poor. Having

Grate on their scranned pipes of wretched straw. Milton.

Scranny <Xpage=1291>

Scran"ny (?) , a. [See Scrannel .] Thin; lean; meager; scrawny; scrannel. [Prov. Eng. & Scot.]

Scrap <Xpage=1291>

Scrap (?) , n. [OE. scrappe , fr. Icel. skrap trifle, cracking. See Scrape , v. t. ] 1. Something scraped off; hence, a small piece; a bit; a fragment; a detached, incomplete portion.

I have no materials -- not a scrap . De Quincey.

2. Specifically, a fragment of something written or printed; a brief excerpt; an unconnected extract.

3. pl. The crisp substance that remains after trying out animal fat; as, pork scraps . <-- sic. -- meaning after "drying" out?? -->

4. pl. Same as Scrap iron , below.

<-- 5. Manufactured objects or parts useful only for reprocessing, esp. metal objects. -->

Scrap forgings , forgings made from wrought iron scrap. -- Scrap iron . (a) Cuttings and waste pieces of wrought iron from which bar iron or forgings can be made; -- called also wrought-iron scrap . (b) Fragments of cast iron or defective castings suitable for remelting in the foundry; -- called also founding scrap , or cast scrap .

Scrapbook <Xpage=1291>

Scrap"book` (?) , n. A blank book in which extracts cut from books and papers may be pasted and kept.

Scrape <Xpage=1291>

Scrape (?) , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Scraped (?) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Scraping .] [Icel. skrapa ; akin to Sw. skrapa , Dan. skrabe , D. schrapen , schrabben , G. schrappen , and prob. to E. sharp .] 1. To rub over the surface of (something) with a sharp or rough instrument; to rub over with something that roughens by removing portions of the surface; to grate harshly over; to abrade; to make even, or bring to a required condition or form, by moving the sharp edge of an instrument breadthwise over the surface with pressure, cutting away excesses and superfluous parts; to make smooth or clean; as, to scrape a bone with a knife; to scrape a metal plate to an even surface .

2. To remove by rubbing or scraping (in the sense above).

I will also scrape her dust from her, and make her like the top of a rock. Ezek. xxvi. 4.

3. To collect by, or as by, a process of scraping; to gather in small portions by laborius effort; hence, to acquire avariciously and save penuriously; -- often followed by together or up ; as, to scrape money together .

The prelatical party complained that, to swell a number the nonconformists did not choose, but scrape , subscribers. Fuller.

4. To express disapprobation of, as a play, or to silence, as a speaker, by drawing the feet back and forth upon the floor; -- usually with down .

Macaulay.

To scrape acquaintance , to seek acquaintance otherwise than by an introduction.

Farquhar.

He tried to scrape acquaintance with her, but failed ignominiously. G. W. Cable.

Scrape <Xpage=1291>

Scrape , v. i. 1. To rub over the surface of anything with something which roughens or removes it, or which smooths or cleans it; to rub harshly and noisily along.

2. To occupy one's self with getting laboriously; as, he scraped and saved until he became rich . "[Spend] their scraping fathers' gold. "

Shak.

3. To play awkwardly and inharmoniously on a violin or like instrument.

4. To draw back the right foot along the ground or floor when making a bow.

Scrape <Xpage=1291>

Scrape , n. 1. The act of scraping; also, the effect of scraping, as a scratch, or a harsh sound; as, a noisy scrape on the floor; a scrape of a pen .

2. A drawing back of the right foot when bowing; also, a bow made with that accompaniment.

H. Spencer.

3. A disagreable and embrassing predicament, as it were, a painful rubbing or scraping; a perplexity; a difficulty.

The too eager pursuit of this his old enemy through thick and thin has led him into many of these scrapes . Bp. Warburton.

Scrapepenny <Xpage=1291>

Scrape"pen`ny (?) , n. One who gathers and hoards money in trifling sums; a miser. <-- = a pinchpenny -->

Scraper <Xpage=1291>

Scrap"er (?) , n. 1. An instrument with which anything is scraped. Specifically: (a) An instrument by which the soles of shoes are cleaned from mud and the like, by drawing them across it . (b) An instrument drawn by oxen or horses, used for scraping up earth in making or repairing roads, digging cellars, canals etc. (c) (Naut.) An instrument having two or three sharp sides or edges, for cleaning the planks, masts, or decks of a ship . (d) (Lithography) In the printing press, a board, or blade, the edge of which is made to rub over the tympan sheet and thus produce the impression.

2. One who scrapes. Specifically: (a) One who plays awkwardly on a violin . (b) One who acquires avariciously and saves penuriously.

Scraping <Xpage=1291>

Scrap"ing (?) , n. 1. The act of scraping; the act or process of making even, or reducing to the proper form, by means of a scraper.

2. Something scraped off; that which is separated from a substance, or is collected by scraping; as, the scraping of the street .

Scraping <Xpage=1291>

Scrap"ing , a. Resembling the act of, or the effect produced by, one who, or that which, scrapes; as, a scraping noise; a scraping miser . -- Scrap"ing*ly , adv.

Scrappily <Xpage=1291>

Scrap"pi*ly (?) , adv. In a scrappy manner; in scraps.

Mary Cowden Clarke.

Scrappy <Xpage=1291>

Scrap"py (?) , a. Consisting of scraps; fragmentary; lacking unity or consistency; as, a scrappy lecture .

A dreadfully scrappy dinner. Thackeray.

Scrat <Xpage=1291>

Scrat (?) , v. t. [OE. scratten . Cf. Scratch .] To scratch. [Obs.]

Burton.

Scrat <Xpage=1291>

Scrat , v. i. To rake; to search. [Obs.]

Mir. for Mag.

Scrat <Xpage=1291>

Scrat , n. [Cf. AS. scritta an hermaphrodite, Ir. scrut a scrub, a low, mean person, Gael. sgrut , sgruit , an old, shriveled person.] An hermaphrodite. [Obs.]

Skinner.

Scratch <Xpage=1291>

Scratch (?) , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Scratched (?) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Scratching .] [OE. cracchen (perhaps influenced by OE. scratten to scratch); cf. OHG. chrazz<?/n , G. kratzen , OD. kratsen , kretsen , D. krassen , Sw. kratsa to scrape, kratta to rake, to scratch, Dan. kradse to scratch, to scrape, Icel. krota to engrave. Cf. Grate to rub.] 1. To rub and tear or mark the surface of with something sharp or ragged; to scrape, roughen, or wound slightly by drawing something pointed or rough across, as the claws, the nails, a pin, or the like.

Small sand-colored stones, so hard as to scratch glass.Grew.

Be mindful, when invention fails.,

To scratch your head, and bite your nails.Swift.

2. To write or draw hastily or awkwardly. Scratch out a pamphlet."

Swift.

3. To cancel by drawing one or more lines through, as the name of a candidate upon a ballot, or of a horse in a list; hence, to erase; to efface; -- often with out .

4. To dig or excavate with the claws; as, some animals scratch holes, in which they burrow .

To scratch a ticket , to cancel one or more names of candidates on a party ballot; to refuse to vote the party ticket in its entirety. [U.S.]

Scratch <Xpage=1291>

Scratch , v. i. 1. To use the claws or nails in tearing or in digging; to make scratches.

Dull, tame things, . . . that will neither bite nor scratch . Dr. H. More.

2. (Billiards) To score, not by skillful play but by some fortunate chance of the game. [Cant, U.S.]

Scratch <Xpage=1291>

Scratch , n. 1. A break in the surface of a thing made by scratching, or by rubbing with anything pointed or rough; a slight wound, mark, furrow, or incision.

The coarse file . . . makes deep scratches in the work. Moxon.

These nails with scratches deform my breast. Prior.

God forbid a shallow scratch should drive The prince of Wales from such a field as this. Shak.

2. (Pugilistic Matches) A line across the prize ring; up to which boxers are brought when they join fight; hence, test, trial, or proof of courage; as, to bring to the scratch ; to come up to the scratch . [Cant]

Grose.

3. pl. (Far.) Minute, but tender and troublesome, excoriations, covered with scabs, upon the heels of horses which have been used where it is very wet or muddy.

Law (Farmer's Veter. Adviser).

4. A kind of wig covering only a portion of the head.

5. (Billiards) A shot which scores by chance and not as intended by the player; a fluke. [Cant, U.S.]

Scratch cradle . See Cratch cradle , under Cratch . -- Scratch grass (Bot.) , a climbing knotweed ( Polygonum sagittatum ) with a square stem beset with fine recurved prickles along the angles. -- Scratch wig . Same as Scratch , 4, above.

Thackeray.

Scratch <Xpage=1291>

Scratch , a. Made, done, or happening by chance; arranged with little or no preparation; determined by circumstances; haphazard; as, a scratch team; a scratch crew for a boat race; a scratch shot in billiards . [Slang]

Scratch race , one without restrictions regarding the entrance of competitors; also, one for which the competitors are chosen by lot.

Scratchback <Xpage=1291>

Scratch"back` (?) , n. A toy which imitates the sound of tearing cloth, -- used by drawing it across the back of unsuspecting persons. [Eng.]

Scratchbrush <Xpage=1291>

Scratch"brush` (?) , n. A stiff wire brush for cleaning iron castings and other metal.

Scratch coat <Xpage=1291>

Scratch" coat` (?) . The first coat in plastering; -- called also scratchwork . See Pricking-up .

Scratcher <Xpage=1291>

Scratch"er (?) , n. One who, or that which, scratches; specifically (Zo\'94l.) , any rasorial bird.

Scratching <Xpage=1291>

Scratch"ing , adv. With the action of scratching.

Scratchweed <Xpage=1291>

Scratch"weed` (?) , n. (Bot.) Cleavers.

Scratchwork <Xpage=1291>

Scratch"work` (?) , n. See Scratch coat .

Scratchy <Xpage=1291>

Scratch"y (?) , a. Characterized by scratches.

Scraw <Xpage=1291>

Scraw (?) , n. [Ir. scrath a turf, sgraith a turf, green sod; akin to Gael. sgrath , sgroth , the outer skin of anything, a turf, a green sod.] A turf. [Obs.]

Swift.

Scrawl <Xpage=1291>

Scrawl (?) , v. i. See Crawl . [Obs.]

Latimer.

Scrawl <Xpage=1291>

Scrawl , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Scrawled (?) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Scrawling .] [Probably corrupted from scrabble .] To draw or mark awkwardly and irregularly; to write hastily and carelessly; to scratch; to scribble; as, to scrawl a letter .

His name, scrawled by himself. Macaulay.

Scrawl <Xpage=1291>

Scrawl , v. i. To write unskillfully and inelegantly.

Though with a golden pen you scrawl . Swift.

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Scrawl <Xpage=1292>

Scrawl (?) , n. Unskillful or inelegant writing; that which is unskillfully or inelegantly written.

The left will make such a scrawl , that it will not be legible. Arbuthnot.

You bid me write no more than a scrawl to you. Gray.

Scrawler <Xpage=1292>

Scrawl"er (?) , n. One who scrawls; a hasty, awkward writer.

Scrawny <Xpage=1292>

Scraw"ny (?) , a. [Cf. Scrannel .] Meager; thin; rawboned; bony; scranny.

Scray <Xpage=1292>

Scray (?) , n. [Cf. W. ysgr\'84en , ysgr\'84ell , a sea swallow, Armor. skrav .] (Zo\'94l.) A tern; the sea swallow. [Prov. Eng.] [Written also sgraye .]

Screable <Xpage=1292>

Scre"a*ble (?) , a. [L. screare to hawk, spit out.] Capable of being spit out. [Obs.]

Bailey.

Screak <Xpage=1292>

Screak (?) , v. i. [ imp. & p. p. Screaked (?) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Screaking .] [Cf. Icel. skr\'91kja to screech. Cf. Creak , v. , Screech .] To utter suddenly a sharp, shrill sound; to screech; to creak, as a door or wheel.

Screak <Xpage=1292>

Screak , n. A creaking; a screech; a shriek.

Bp. Bull.

Scream <Xpage=1292>

Scream (?) , v. i. [ imp. & p. p. Screamed (?) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Screaming .] [Icel. skr\'91ma to scare, terrify; akin to Sw. skr\'84ma , Dan. skr\'91mme . Cf. Screech .] To cry out with a shrill voice; to utter a sudden, sharp outcry, or shrill, loud cry, as in fright or extreme pain; to shriek; to screech.

I heard the owl scream and the crickets cry. Shak.

And scream thyself as none e'er screamed before. Pope.

Scream <Xpage=1292>

Scream , n. A sharp, shrill cry, uttered suddenly, as in terror or in pain; a shriek; a screech. " Screams of horror."

Pope.

Screamer <Xpage=1292>

Scream"er (?) , n. (Zo\'94l.) Any one of three species of South American birds constituting the family Anhimid\'91 , and the suborder Palamede\'91 . They have two spines on each wing, and the head is either crested or horned. They are easily tamed, and then serve as guardians for other poultry. The crested screamers, or chajas, belong to the genus Chauna . The horned screamer, or kamichi, is Palamedea cornuta .

Screaming <Xpage=1292>

Scream"ing , a. 1. Uttering screams; shrieking.

2. Having the nature of a scream; like a scream; shrill; sharp.

The fearful matrons raise a screaming cry. Dryden.

Scree <Xpage=1292>

Scree (?) , n. A pebble; a stone; also, a heap of stones or rocky d\'82bris. [Prov. Eng.]

Southey.

Screech <Xpage=1292>

Screech (?) , v. i. [ imp. & p. p. Screeched (?) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Screeching .] [Also formerly, scritch , OE. skriken , skrichen , schriken , of Scand. origin; cf. Icel. skr&ae;kja to shriek, to screech, skr&imac;ja to titter, Sw. skrika to shriek, Dan. skrige ; also Gael. sgreach , sgreuch , W. ysgrechio , Skr. kharj to creak. Cf. Shriek , v. , Scream , v. ] To utter a harsh, shrill cry; to make a sharp outcry, as in terror or acute pain; to scream; to shriek. "The screech owl, screeching loud."

Shak.

Screech <Xpage=1292>

Screech , n. A harsh, shrill cry, as of one in acute pain or in fright; a shriek; a scream.

Screech bird , &or; Screech thrush (Zo\'94l.) , the fieldfare; -- so called from its harsh cry before rain. -- Screech rain . -- Screech hawk (Zo\'94l.) , the European goatsucker; -- so called from its note. [Prov. Eng.] -- Screech owl . (Zo\'94l.) (a) A small American owl ( Scops asio ), either gray or reddish in color . (b) The European barn owl . The name is applied also to other species.

Screechers <Xpage=1292>

Screech"ers (?) , n. pl. (Zo\'94l.) The picarian birds, as distinguished from the singing birds.

Screechy <Xpage=1292>

Screech"y (?) , a. Like a screech; shrill and harsh.

Screed <Xpage=1292>

Screed (?) , n. [Prov. E., a shred, the border of a cap. See Shred .] 1. (Arch.) (a) A strip of plaster of the thickness proposed for the coat, applied to the wall at intervals of four or five feet, as a guide. (b) A wooden straightedge used to lay across the plaster screed, as a limit for the thickness of the coat.

2. A fragment; a portion; a shred. [Scot.]

Screed <Xpage=1292>

Screed , n. [See 1st Screed . For sense 2 cf. also Gael. sgread an outcry.] 1. A breach or rent; a breaking forth into a loud, shrill sound; as, martial screeds .

2. An harangue; a long tirade on any subject.

The old carl gae them a screed of doctrine; ye might have heard him a mile down the wind. Sir W. Scott.

Screen <Xpage=1292>

Screen (?) , n. [OE. scren , OF. escrein , escran , F. \'82cran , of uncertain origin; cf. G. schirm a screen, OHG. scrim , scern a protection, shield, or G. schragen a trestle, a stack of wood, or G. schranne a railing.] 1. Anything that separates or cuts off inconvience, injury, or danger; that which shelters or conceals from view; a shield or protection; as, a fire screen .

Your leavy screens throw down. Shak.

Some ambitious men seem as screens to princes in matters of danger and envy. Bacon.

2. (Arch.) A dwarf wall or partition carried up to a certain height for separation and protection, as in a church, to separate the aisle from the choir, or the like.

3. A surface, as that afforded by a curtain, sheet, wall, etc., upon which an image, as a picture, is thrown by a magic lantern, solar microscope, etc.

4. A long, coarse riddle or sieve, sometimes a revolving perforated cylinder, used to separate the coarser from the finer parts, as of coal, sand, gravel, and the like.

<-- 5. A netting, usu. of metal, contained in a frame, used mostly in windows or doors to allow in fresh air while excluding insects. Screen door, a door of which half or more is composed of a screen. Screen window, a screen fitted for insertion into a window frame.