scraper

1. An instrument with which anything is scraped.

   An instrument by which the soles of shoes are cleaned from mud by drawing them across it.

2. An instrument drawn by oxen, horses or a tractor, similar to a plow, that is used for scraping up earth in making or repairing roads, digging cellars, building canals, etc.

3. An instrument having two or three sharp sides or edges for cleaning the planks, masts, or decks of a ship.

4. In the printing press, a board or blade, the edge of which is made to rub over the tympan sheet, thus producing an impression.

5. A hoe.

6. A tool used by engravers.

7. A prehistoric unifacial tool thought to have been used for hideworking and woodworking.

8. One who scrapes horns.

9. One who plays a violin incompetently, producing cacophonous sounds.

10. One who acquires avariciously and saves penuriously.

11. A program or process that scrapes data, such as a screen-scraper.

12. A freshwater fish of the carp family, genus Capoeta.

1. Pagination is a challenge when writing web scrapers.

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2. You can use a tongue scraper to clean your tongue.

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3. Ziri used a scraper to remove the bird droppings from the windshield.

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4. Use a plastic scraper or credit card to gently lift away sticky spots on hard surfaces.

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