Scrap forgings, forgings made from wrought iron scrap. -- Scrap iron.
(a) Cuttings and waste pieces of wrought iron from which bar iron or
forgings can be made; -- called also wrought-iron scrap. (b) Fragments
of cast iron or defective castings suitable for remelting in the
foundry; -- called also foundry scrap, or cast scrap.
Scrap"book` (?), n. A blank book in which extracts cut from books and
papers may be pasted and kept.
Scrape (skrp), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Scraped (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
Scraping.] [Icel. skrapa; akin to Sw. skrapa, Dan. skrabe, D. schrapen,
schrabben, G. schrappen, and prob. to E. sharp.] 1. To rub over the
surface of (something) with a sharp or rough instrument; to rub over
with something that roughens by removing portions of the surface; to
grate harshly over; to abrade; to make even, or bring to a required
condition or form, by moving the sharp edge of an instrument
breadthwise over the surface with pressure, cutting away excesses and
superfluous parts; to make smooth or clean; as, to scrape a bone with a
knife; to scrape a metal plate to an even surface.