SCAUPER

scauper, scorper

(noun) a graver used to scoop out broad areas when engraving wood or metal

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

scauper (plural scaupers)

A tool with a semicircular edge, used by engravers to clear away the spaces between the lines of an engraving.

Anagrams

• apercus, aperçus, earcups, scare up

Source: Wiktionary


Scaup"er, n. Etym: [Cf. Scalper.]

Definition: A tool with a semicircular edge, -- used by engravers to clear away the spaces between the lines of an engraving. Fairholt.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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