scrapings
Example Sentences
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Scrapings from the manure pile for several weeks failed to reveal the ring.
From Time Magazine Archive
Scrapings tested with hydrochloric acid gave the rotten egg odor of hydrogen sulphide.
From Time Magazine Archive
Scrapings from the kid's fingernails gave us his blood type.
From Nor Iron Bars a Cage.... by Garrett, Randall
Such is that celebrated Decoction of the Scrapings, the Peel of Radishes, whose Efficacy is still further increased, by adding one sixth Part of Vinegar to the Decoction.
From Advice to the people in general, with regard to their health by Tissot, S. A. D. (Samuel Auguste David)
Scrapings from the different panels are being taken, and after a careful analysis the findings from the investigations will be reported by a member of the Inspection Committee.”
From Paint Technology and Tests by Gardner, Henry A.
