offscouring

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(ôf′skouər′ing, -skou′ər-, of′-)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
off•scour•ing  (ôf′skouər′ing, -skou′ər-, of′-),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Often, offscourings. something scoured off;
    filth;
    refuse.
  2. a social outcast.
  • off + scouring, after verb, verbal phrase scour off 1520–30


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