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outscouring

outscouring noun: that which is scoured out or washed out.

Noun

outscouring (plural outscourings)

  1. That which is scoured out or washed out.
    • the outscourings of these valleys form the gravel in which such bones are for the most part embedded1823, William Buckland, Reliquiae Diluvianae

Forms of outscouring

pluraloutscourings

Origin of outscouring

From out- + scouring.

Questions about outscouring

What does outscouring mean?
Outscouring means that which is scoured out or washed out.
What part of speech is outscouring?
Outscouring is a noun.
What is the plural of outscouring?
The plural of outscouring is outscourings.

Words near outscouring in the dictionary

  1. outscorn
  2. outscorned
  3. outscorning
  4. outscorns
  5. outscour
  6. outscouring
  7. outscourings
  8. outscout
  9. outscouted
  10. outscouting
  11. outscouts

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