SCAVENGING

Verb

scavenging

present participle of scavenge

Adjective

scavenging (not comparable)

That eats carrion

Noun

scavenging (plural scavengings)

The act of searching through refuse for useful material.

Our scavengings at the rubbish dump often yielded items of value.

Source: Wiktionary


Scav"eng*ing, p. pr. & vb. n. of Scavenge. Hence, n. (Internal- combustion Engines)

Definition: Act or process of expelling the exhaust gases from the cylinder by some special means, as, in many four-cycle engines, by utilizing the momentum of the exhaust gases in a long exhaust pipe.

SCAVENGE

Scav"enge, v. t.

Definition: To cleanse, as streets, from filth. C. Kingsley.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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