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Definition of Scraper
1. Noun. Any of various hand tools for scraping.
Definition of Scraper
1. n. An instrument with which anything is scraped.
Definition of Scraper
1. Noun. An instrument with which anything is scraped. ¹
2. Noun. An instrument by which the soles of shoes are cleaned from mud and the like, by drawing them across it. ¹
3. Noun. An instrument drawn by oxen or horses, similar to a plow, that is used for scraping up earth in making or repairing roads, digging cellars, building canals, etc. ¹
4. Noun. An instrument having two or three sharp sides or edges for cleaning the planks, masts, or decks of a ship. ¹
5. Noun. In the printing press, a board or blade, the edge of which is made to rub over the tympan sheet, thus producing an impression. ¹
6. Noun. One who scrapes. ¹
7. Noun. One who plays awkwardly on a violin. ¹
8. Noun. One who acquires avariciously and saves penuriously. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Scraper
1. one that scrapes [n -S] - See also: scrapes
Literary usage of Scraper
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Earthwork and Its Cost by Halbert Powers Gillette (1903)
"POWER scraper.—First on the Chicago Canal and later on the Massena Canal (Eng.
... 15, 1898), a huge power driven drag scraper was used. The scraper held 3 ..."
2. A Treatise on Etching by Maxime Lalanne (1880)
"The scraper. — The scraper is more efficacious than the burnisher in the case
... If the scraper is sufficiently sharp, it leaves no trace whatever on the ..."
3. Handbook of Mining Details (1912)
"scraper for Cleaning Stopes.—The stopes of the Calumet ... When much ore has
accumulated on the floor, it pays to use the scraper, the construction of which ..."
4. Lawyers' Reports Annotated by Lawyers Co-operative Publishing Company (1915)
"The entrance to the building was by three or four steps, and on either side of
the approach to these steps there was a mud scraper intended for use of ..."
5. Knight's American Mechanical Dictionary: A Description of Tools, Instruments by Edward Henry Knight (1876)
"Another form of scraper (b) is used in leveling heaps dumped from carts or the
semper« just described ; it consists of au iron- shod board drawn with ita ..."
6. A Dictionary of Arts, Manufactures, and Mines: Containing a Clear Exposition by Andrew Ure (1853)
"To support the frames and scraper-box independent of the screw and maintain them in
... The action of the scraper is peculiar and novel ; it is balanced, ..."
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