scavengeringn.

/ˈskavəndʒərɪŋ/

Etymology: < scavenger v. + -ing suffix¹.

The action or work of removing filth, etc. from the streets. Also attributive.

ΘΚΠ

the world > physical sensation > cleanness and dirtiness > cleaning > cleaning streets > [noun]

scavage1547

scavengery1656

scavengering1841

scavagery1851

scavenging1851

scavenage1878

scavenge1912

1841 Lit. Gaz. 11 Dec. 801/3 M. de Lucy..recommended that steam should be used for melting the snow.., in order to facilitate the process of scavengering.

1843 Penny Cycl. XXVI. 472/2 In Cairo these vultures are..prized for their scavengering services.

1860 All Year Round 8 Sept. 510 The..management of a barrow, as applied to scavengering, is a matter of serious moment.

1885 Daily News 31 Jan. 5/1 The scavengering alone costs 1,300l. a year.

figurative.1869 Echo 26 Aug. 4 It is..a sort of moral scavengering to which the Commissioners are condemned.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1910; most recently modified version published online September 2021).

单词	scavengering
释义	scavengeringn. /ˈskavəndʒərɪŋ/ Etymology: < scavenger v. + -ing suffix¹. The action or work of removing filth, etc. from the streets. Also attributive. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > cleanness and dirtiness > cleaning > cleaning streets > [noun] scavage1547 scavengery1656 scavengering1841 scavagery1851 scavenging1851 scavenage1878 scavenge1912 1841 Lit. Gaz. 11 Dec. 801/3 M. de Lucy..recommended that steam should be used for melting the snow.., in order to facilitate the process of scavengering. 1843 Penny Cycl. XXVI. 472/2 In Cairo these vultures are..prized for their scavengering services. 1860 All Year Round 8 Sept. 510 The..management of a barrow, as applied to scavengering, is a matter of serious moment. 1885 Daily News 31 Jan. 5/1 The scavengering alone costs 1,300l. a year. figurative.1869 Echo 26 Aug. 4 It is..a sort of moral scavengering to which the Commissioners are condemned. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1910; most recently modified version published online September 2021). < n.1841
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