Scrap
Scrap (skrap) , noun
[Old English scrappe, from Icelandic skrap trifle, cracking. See Scrape, transitive verb]
1.
Something scraped off; hence, a small piece; a bit; a fragment; a detached, incomplete portion.
I have no materials -- not a scrap.
2.
Specifically, a fragment of something written or printed; a brief excerpt; an unconnected extract.
3.
The crisp substance that remains after drying out animal fat; as, pork scraps.
4.
Same as Scrap iron, below.
Collocations (2)
Scrap forgings , forgings made from wrought iron scrap.
Scrap iron , (a) Cuttings and waste pieces of wrought iron from which bar iron or forgings can be made; -- called also wrought-iron scrap. (b) Fragments of cast iron or defective castings suitable for remelting in the foundry; -- called also foundry scrap, or cast scrap.