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scorper

scorper is the archaic form of scauper.

Meaning of scauper

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 scorper

pluralscorpers

Questions about scorper

What is scorper the archaic form of?
Scorper is the archaic form of scauper.

Words near scorper in the dictionary

  1. scorpaeniforms
  2. scorpaenoid
  3. scorpaenoids
  4. scorpene
  5. scorpenes
  6. scorper
  7. scorpers
  8. scorpier
  9. scorpiest
  10. Scorpiid
  11. Scorpiids

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Adapted from Wiktionary: scorper (page history and authors); scauper (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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