- Scauper
- Scauper Scaup"er, n. [Cf. {Scalper}.] A tool with a semicircular edge, -- used by engravers to clear away the spaces between the lines of an engraving. --Fairholt. [1913 Webster]
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scauper — var. of SCALPER 2. * * * scauper variant form of scalper1 … Useful english dictionary
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] * * * … Universalium
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
needle — n 1. darner, bodkin, pin, tag, nib, neb, tip; hypodermic needle, Brit. Si. jag, probe, Surg. trocar. 2. stylus, style, point, graver, engraver, scauper; die, tool, punch, stamp; perforator, piercer, puncturer; bit, auger, drill, borer. 3. pine… … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
graving tool — noun a tool used by an engraver • Syn: ↑graver, ↑pointel, ↑pointrel • Hypernyms: ↑hand tool • Hyponyms: ↑scauper, ↑scorper * * * … Useful english dictionary
pointel — noun a tool used by an engraver • Syn: ↑graver, ↑graving tool, ↑pointrel • Hypernyms: ↑hand tool • Hyponyms: ↑scauper, ↑scorper … Useful english dictionary
