“Coffee, the favorite drink of the civilized world.” – Thomas Jefferson, third president of the United States
SCAVENGE
scavenge, clean
(verb) remove unwanted substances from
scavenge
(verb) feed on carrion or refuse; “hyenas scavenge”
salvage, scavenge
(verb) collect discarded material; “She scavenged the garbage cans for food”
scavenge
(verb) clean refuse from; “Scavenge a street”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Verb
scavenge (third-person singular simple present scavenges, present participle scavenging, simple past and past participle scavenged)
(transitive) to collect and remove refuse, or to search through refuse, carrion, or abandoned items for useful material
(transitive) to remove unwanted material from something, especially to purify molten metal by removing impurities
(transitive) to expel the exhaust gases from the cylinder of an internal combustion engine, and draw in air for the next cycle
(intransitive) to feed on carrion or refuse
Source: Wiktionary
Scav"enge, v. t.
Definition: To cleanse, as streets, from filth. C. Kingsley.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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