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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