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

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