scourings

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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

And how often was he thrown into complete dismay by some rushing blast howling among the trees, in the idea that it was the Galloping Hessian on one of his nightly scourings!

From The Sketch-Book of Geoffrey Crayon by Irving, Washington

And how often was he thrown into complete dismay by some rushing blast, howling among the trees, in the idea that it was the Galloping Hessian on one of his nightly scourings!

From The Legend of Sleepy Hollow by Irving, Washington

And out of the scourings of that vast mass of chalk was our gravel-pit made.

From Scientific Essays and Lectures by Kingsley, Charles