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Definition of Scauper
1. Noun. A graver used to scoop out broad areas when engraving wood or metal.
Definition of Scauper
1. n. A tool with a semicircular edge, -- used by engravers to clear away the spaces between the lines of an engraving.
Definition of Scauper
1. Noun. A tool with a semicircular edge, used by engravers to clear away the spaces between the lines of an engraving. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Scauper
1. an engraving tool [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Scauper
Literary usage of Scauper
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Arboretum Et Fruticetum Britannicum: Or, The Trees and Shrubs of Britain by John Claudius Loudon (1854)
"... the second, called a scauper, presents a triangular point and edges, and is
used for deeper and bolder work; and the third, which is a flat tool, ..."
2. Arboretum et fruticetum Britannicum; or, The trees and shrubs of Britain by John Claudius Loudon (1838)
"... the second, called a scauper, presents a triangular point and edges, and is
used for deeper and bolder work ; and the third, which is a flat tool, ..."
3. Glossary of Terms and Phrases by Henry Percy Smith (1883)
"scauper. A tool with a semicircular face for scooping out the spaces between the
lines of an engraving. ..."
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