scauper

scauper
/skaw"peuhr/, n.
a graver with a flattened or hollowed blade, used in engraving.
Also, scorper.
[1815-25; var. of scalper < L scalprum scraper. See SCALPEL]

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  • scauper — n. graving tool, graver having a hollowed blade used by engravers …   English contemporary dictionary

  • scauper — noun variant of scorp …   English new terms dictionary

  • Scorper — Scor per, n. Same as {Scauper}. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • scorper — /skawr peuhr/, n. scauper. * * * …   Universalium

  • scorp — (also scorper or scauper) noun a drawknife with a circular blade and a single handle, used to scoop out wood when carving. Origin C19: based on L. scalper knife …   English new terms dictionary

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  • graving tool — noun a tool used by an engraver • Syn: ↑graver, ↑pointel, ↑pointrel • Hypernyms: ↑hand tool • Hyponyms: ↑scauper, ↑scorper * * * …   Useful english dictionary

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