scraper

scraper
scrape ► VERB 1) drag or pull a hard or sharp implement across (a surface or object) to remove dirt or waste matter. 2) use a sharp or hard implement to remove (dirt or unwanted matter). 3) rub against a rough or hard surface. 4) just manage to achieve, succeed, or pass. 5) (scrape by/along) manage to live with difficulty. 6) (scrape together/up) collect or accumulate with difficulty.
► NOUN 1) an act or sound of scraping. 2) an injury or mark caused by scraping. 3) informal an embarrassing or difficult predicament. 4) archaic an obsequious bow in which one foot is drawn backwards along the ground.
● scrape the barrel (or the bottom of the barrel) — Cf. ↑scrape the bottom of the barrel
DERIVATIVES scraper noun.
ORIGIN Old English, «scratch with the fingernails».

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