4. (Gun.) To clean, as the inside of a cannon, by the explosion of a
small quantity of powder. Totten.
Scale, v. i. 1. To separate and come off in thin layers or laminæ; as,
some sandstone scales by exposure.
Those that cast their shell are the lobster and crab; the old skins
are found, but the old shells never; so it is likely that they
scale off.
Bacon.