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scauper

scauper noun: a tool with a semicircular edge, used by engravers to clear away the spaces between the lines of an engraving.

Noun

scauper (plural scaupers)

  1. A tool with a semicircular edge, used by engravers to clear away the spaces between the lines of an engraving.
    • If you can, engrave some scroll work on the silver cap with a sharp scauper1889, P. Tracy, “Note on Mounting Shark Teeth”, in Science-Gossip

Forms of scauper

pluralscaupers
alternative formscooper
alternative formscorper

Origin of scauper

Compare scalper.

Questions about scauper

What does scauper mean?
Scauper means a tool with a semicircular edge, used by engravers to clear away the spaces between the lines of an engraving.
What part of speech is scauper?
Scauper is a noun.
What is the plural of scauper?
The plural of scauper is scaupers.

Words near scauper in the dictionary

  1. scaturient
  2. scaturiginous
  3. Scaturro
  4. Scaturros
  5. scaup
  6. scauper
  7. scaupers
  8. scaups
  9. scaur
  10. scaurie
  11. scauries

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