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
The theory is that zinc, though subject to oxidization, has the peculiarity that the oxide does not scale off as from iron, but forms a permanent coating impervious to the action of the atmosphere.
Even if the enamel does crack, the iron beneath is not so apt to rust and scale off the coating.
From Creative Chemistry Descriptive of Recent Achievements in the Chemical Industries by Slosson, Edwin E.
