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

The uneasiness of the crew, their frequent conferences, Owen's mysterious words, the constant scourings of the deck and the oppressive heat of the cabins which had been noticed even by my fellow-passengers, all are explained.

From The Survivors of the Chancellor, diary of J.R. Kazallon, passenger by Verne, Jules

She carefully measured out half a pint of the unsavory fluid—the dregs of the casks and the scourings of the ledge.

From The Wings of the Morning by Tracy, Louis

Thus gallantly attended, the queen entered the vanquished frontier of Granada, journeying securely along the pleasant banks of the Xenil, so lately subject to the scourings of the Moors.

From Chronicle of the Conquest of Granada by Irving, Washington