Wordnet 3.0
NOUN (1)
1.
iron to be melted again and reworked;
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Scrap \Scrap\ (skr[a^]p), n. [OE. scrappe, fr. Icel. skrap
trifle, cracking. See Scrape, v. t.]
1. Something scraped off; hence, a small piece; a bit; a
fragment; a detached, incomplete portion.
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I have no materials -- not a scrap. --De Quincey.
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2. Specifically, a fragment of something written or printed;
a brief excerpt; an unconnected extract.
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3. pl. The crisp substance that remains after drying out
animal fat; as, pork scraps.
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4. pl. Same as Scrap iron, below.
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Scrap forgings, forgings made from wrought iron scrap.
Scrap iron.
(a) Cuttings and waste pieces of wrought iron from which
bar iron or forgings can be made; -- called also
wrought-iron scrap.
(b) Fragments of cast iron or defective castings suitable
for remelting in the foundry; -- called also foundry
scrap, or cast scrap.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
scrap iron
n 1: iron to be melted again and reworked
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0:
41 Moby Thesaurus words for "scrap iron":
bones, chaff, culm, deadwood, dishwater, draff, dregs, dust,
filings, garbage, gash, hogwash, husks, leavings, lees, offal,
offscourings, orts, parings, potsherds, rags, raspings, refuse,
scourings, scraps, scum, shards, shavings, slack, slag, slop,
slops, stubble, sweepings, swill, tares, wastage, waste,
waste matter, wastepaper, weeds