offscouring

off·scour·ing

noun \-ˌskau̇(-ə)r-iŋ\

Definition of OFFSCOURING

1

: someone rejected by society : outcast

2

: something that is scoured off : refuse

Examples of OFFSCOURING

1. <the foundry's offscouring was the neighborhood's eyesore>
2. <the hills are controlled by bandits and other unsavory offscourings who have taken up a life outside the law>

First Known Use of OFFSCOURING

1526

Related to OFFSCOURING

Synonyms

chaff, deadwood, debris, dreck (also drek), dross, dust, effluvium (also effluvia), junk, litter, offal, garbage, raffle, refuse, riffraff, rubbish, scrap, spilth, trash, truck, waste

Related Words

crud, sewage, slop, swill, wash; detritus, remains, rubble, ruins; dump, scrap heap; lumber, odds and ends, trumpery; flotsam, jetsam, wreckage; castoff, cull, discard, hand-me-down, reject, throwaway; nothing, straw, two bits

Near Antonyms

catch, gem, goody (or goodie), jewel, pearl, plum, prize, treasure, treasure trove, trove, valuable; booty, find, salvage