scrap

English

/skɹæp/

noun
Definitions
  • A (small) piece; a fragment; a detached, incomplete portion.
  • (usually) Leftover food.
  • The crisp substance that remains after drying out animal fat.
  • (uncountable) Discarded objects (especially metal) that may be dismantled to recover their constituent materials, junk.
  • (UK) A piece of deep-fried batter left over from frying fish, sometimes sold with chips.
  • (ethnic slur) A Hispanic criminal, especially a Mexican or one affiliated with the Norte gang.
  • (obsolete) A snare for catching birds.

Etymology

Derived from Middle English scrappe derived from Old Norse skrap derived from Proto-Germanic *skrapōną (scratch, scrape) derived from Proto-Indo-European *skreb- (engrave).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*skreb-

Gloss

engrave

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