| 释义 |
scrap·er
\ˈskrāpə(r)\ noun
(-s)
1. : a tool for scraping : an instrument with which something is scraped: as
a. : an edged blade fixed upright near an entrance for scraping mud off shoes
b. : any of various instruments or tools used especially in different trades for scraping metal, wood, leather for producing a clean or a smooth finished surface, for cutting grooves, or for shaping objects by scraping away superfluous material
c. : any of various appliances for removing an extraneous coating or layer from something: as
(1) : a broad hoe for cleaning roads or stables
(2) : a device for scraping up snow from ice
(3) : a hoe-shaped implement for raking out ashes
d. : a device armed with curved knives and forced through a pipeline or a flue to clear out obstructions
e. : a curved wooden or metal device for removing the sweat from horses
f. : a 3-sided tool used by engravers to remove lines or burrs
g. : a board or blade whose edge rubs over a tympan sheet to make an impression in an old type of lithographic printing press
h. : road grader
i. : a metal scoop with a bail to which motive power is attached for excavating or moving loose or soft material short distances
j. : a contrivance for cleaning out the detritus from a borehole
k. : a power-drawn wheeled self-loading conveyor used to move earth in grading and filling operations
l. : a kitchen tool made of a blade of hard rubber on a wood handle and used to scrape food from dishes or remove batter from mixing bowls
2.
a. : one that scrapes money : miser, skinflint
b. : fiddler
c. : barber
d. : one that cleans, trims, or shapes by scraping
3. : a bird that scratches the soil
4. slang : cocked hat
5. : a roughened area on the legs or wings of an insect used in producing sounds |