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scraping
noun
A deep bow with the foot drawn backwards (indicating excessive humility)
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noun
A deep bow with the foot drawn backwards (indicating excessive humility)
“All that bowing and scraping did not impress him”
noun
A harsh noise made by scraping
“The scrape of violin bows distracted her”
noun
(usually plural) a fragment scraped off of something and collected
“They collected blood scrapings for analysis”
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All that bowing and scraping did not impress him
The scrape of violin bows distracted her
They collected blood scrapings for analysis
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