offscouring[noun]Synonyms: outcast, castaway, derelict, Ishmael, Ishmaelite, leper, pariah, untouchable
[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲
offscouring noun.
['ɒfskaʊǝrɪŋ] E16.[from OFF- + SCOURING.]sing. & (usu.) in pl. Refuse, rubbish, dregs, (
lit. &
fig.). (Foll. by
of.)
■ J. M. Jephson Having carefully picked my way through the off-scourings of the lofty houses. ■ F. W. Lindsay Thugs, gamblers and the off-scourings of the world. [TahlilGaran] English Dictionary ▲