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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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