scale off

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You can also gently scrape the scale off branches and stems with a plastic dish scrubber.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 6, 2024

Geological Survey data, there were 397 tremors of 5.0 or higher on the Richter scale off or near the east coast of Japan's main island from Mar. 11 through Mar. 23.

From BusinessWeek • Mar. 31, 2011

After a few more boxers weigh in on the thigh-high Detecto scale off to the side of the ring, the M.C. and three judges take their seats at a long table on the bandstand.

From Time Magazine Archive

In this case, measure the distance between any two definite points on the ground represented, by pacing or otherwise, and scale off the corresponding map distance.

From Manual of Military Training Second, Revised Edition by Moss, James A. (James Alfred)

Q. Why is it important to clean the scale off the point of the copper electrode each trip?

From The Traveling Engineers' Association To Improve The Locomotive Engine Service of American Railroads by Anonymous