scourings
Example Sentences
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Ship's cheese came adulterated with kitchen scourings, rancid fat and glue.
From Time Magazine Archive
But when they had scoured the waterfront boardinghouses, Prince shook his head over their scourings.
From "Carry On, Mr. Bowditch" by Jean Lee Latham
Having been fastidiously purified by repeated scourings and ablutions, it proved very useful in preparing our meals, of which fresh fish frequently formed the principal part.
From The Island Home by Dalziel
"The scourings of creation, Of every sin and station, The men who've known damnation, Are picked to lead the way."
From Ballads of a Bohemian by Robert W. (Robert William) Service
They do not know, in their pitiable ignorance, the towers and bridges that can be made from the scourings of a washboard factory.
From Hints to Pilgrims by Charles Stephen Brooks
