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单词 offscourer
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offscourern.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: off- prefix, scourer n.2
Etymology: < off- prefix + scourer n.2, perhaps after offscouring n. Compare earlier off-scour v.
Obsolete. rare.
A person, etc., who cleans away rubbish; a scavenger.
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the world > physical sensation > cleanness and dirtiness > cleaning > scouring, scrubbing, or rubbing > [noun] > one who scours or rubs
scourer1576
rubber1611
offscourer1860
1860 J. Ruskin Mod. Painters V. 331 England..becoming thus the offscourer of the earth, and taking the hyena instead of the lion upon her shield.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2004; most recently modified version published online June 2018).
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