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1
discarded or useless material
- the foundry's offscouring was the neighborhood's eyesore
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2
one who is cast out or rejected by society
- the hills are controlled by bandits and other unsavory offscourings who have taken up a life outside the law
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“Offscouring.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/offscouring. Accessed 26 Sep. 2022.
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The first known use of offscouring was in 1526
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