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bescrapes

bescrapes is the third-person singular simple present indicative of bescrape.

Meaning of bescrape

Verb

bescrape (third-person singular simple present bescrapes, present participle bescraping, simple past and past participle bescraped)

  1. (obsolete, transitive) To scrape all over; scrape excessively.
    • I had rather hear A pedlar's kit bescrape a dancing dog.1789, Ralph Griffiths, George Edward Griffiths, The Monthly review - Volume 81 - Page 218

Questions about bescrapes

What is bescrapes the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Bescrapes is the third-person singular simple present indicative of bescrape.

Words near bescrapes in the dictionary

  1. bescorning
  2. bescorns
  3. Bescot
  4. bescrape
  5. bescraped
  6. bescrapes
  7. bescraping
  8. bescratch
  9. bescratched
  10. bescratches
  11. bescratching

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