scissel (countable and uncountable, plural scissels)
Metal scraps or clippings; especially the remains of fillets from which coin blanks have been cut.
Source: Wiktionary
Scis"sel, n. Etym: [Cf. Scissile.]
1. The clippings of metals made in various mechanical operations.
2. The slips or plates of metal out of which circular balnks have been cut for the purpose of coinage.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
31 March 2025
(adjective) done or made using whatever is available; “crossed the river on improvised bridges”; “the survivors used jury-rigged fishing gear”; “the rock served as a makeshift hammer”
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