scrapers

Noun

scraper (plural scrapers)

1. An instrument by which the soles of shoes are cleaned from mud by drawing them across it.
   • and that in trying to scrape the mud off a very unsteady little shoe, he generally got his leg over the scraper.1874, John Forster, The Life of Charles Dickens, archived from the original on 20 Dec 2016
2. An instrument drawn by oxen, horses or a tractor, similar to a plow, that is used for scraping up earth in making or repairing roads, digging cellars, building canals, etc.
   • A scraper is a large scoop, mounted on pneumatic-tyre wheels, in which earth is collected by a steel cutting-blade at the front, and from which the earth is dumped wherever required. It is operated by the driver of the caterpillar tractor which hauls it.1943 September and October, “Railway Construction and Operation at War Department Depots”, in Railway Magazine, page 262
3. An instrument having two or three sharp sides or edges for cleaning the planks, masts, or decks of a ship.
4. In the printing press, a board or blade, the edge of which is made to rub over the tympan sheet, thus producing an impression.
5. A hoe.
6. A tool used by engravers.

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