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[ awf-skouuhr-ing, -skou-er-, of- ] / ˈɔfˌskaʊər ɪŋ, -ˌskaʊ ər-, ˈɒf- /
nounOften offscourings. something scoured off; filth; refuse. a social outcast. Origin of offscouring1520–30; off + scour1, + -ing1, after verb phrase scour off Words nearby offscouringoff-reserve, off-road, off-roader, off-roading, off-sales, offscouring, offscourings, offscreen, off-season, offset, offset lithography Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for offscouringTreated as the offscouring of all things, he was at last contemptuously beheaded in utter obscurity. The Expositor's Bible: The First Book of Kings|F. W. Farrar Though his visit was an errand of mercy, yet he was treated as the offscouring of all things. Jesus, The Messiah; or, the Old Testament Prophecies Fulfilled in the New Testament Scriptures|(A Lady) Anonymous As the filth of the world, the offscouring of all things, unto this day. Things as They Are|Amy Wilson-Carmichael Is it because those who cherish it are treated as the offscouring of all flesh, in the place of their birth? Thoughts on African Colonization|William Lloyd Garrison
Words related to offscouringdebris, scrap, trash, rubbish, hogwash, rummage, junk, leavings, slop, swill, rubble, litter, dross, offal, excess, dregs, ruins, leftovers, sweepings, dreck |