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noun

Scrap n.

Something scraped off; hence, a small piece; a bit; a fragment; a detached, incomplete portion. "I have no materials not a scrap."

Specifically, a fragment of something written or printed; a brief excerpt; an unconnected extract.

pl. The crisp substance that remains after drying out animal fat; as, pork scraps.

pl. Same as Scrap iron, below.

Scrap forgings, forgings made from wrought iron scrap.

Scrap iron.

(a)

Cuttings and waste pieces of wrought iron from which bar iron or forgings can be made; called also wrought-iron scrap.

(b)

Fragments of cast iron or defective castings suitable for remelting in the foundry; called also foundry scrap, or cast scrap.

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Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Scrap iron" Quotes from Famous Books

... Germany." War is the national industry of the Germans, it has been developed and made perfect in Germany, it is dear to all German hearts. They are proud of it and have faith in its power. The machine must not only be stopped; it must be broken and destroyed, thrown out as scrap iron to prevent the pieces from being reassembled, readjusted and put ...

— Fighting France • Stephane Lauzanne

... against putting any of your ill-gotten gains into that sort of speculation. They may perhaps start one from the Elephant and it'll get about as fur as the Obelisk, and there it'll stick. And they'll have to take it to pieces, and sell it for scrap iron. I know what I'm ...

— Love at Paddington • W. Pett Ridge

... where Fifty-ninth street gets high-toned? Looks like an earthquake had wandered by, but it's only that down below they're connectin' the new subway with another East river tunnel. And if there's anything in the way of old derricks, or scrap iron, or wooden beams, or construction sheds that ain't been left lying around on top it's because they didn't have ...

— Torchy and Vee • Sewell Ford

... struck his foot against a piece of scrap iron and reeled backward in spite of all he could, his friends groaned, while ...

— Jack North's Treasure Hunt - Daring Adventures in South America • Roy Rockwood

... four large barrels, mounted horizontally on friction rollers, to which a very slow motion is given. These barrels are 18 feet long and six feet six inches deep outside measure. They are built very strongly, and are water-tight. Ten tons of scrap iron are always kept in each of these barrels, which are refilled six times daily, complete precipitation being effected in less than four hours. Each barrel is provided with two safety valves, inserted in the heads, which ...

— Scientific American Supplement, No. 363, December 16, 1882 • Various