scouring noun. ['skaʊǝrɪŋ] ME.
[from SCOUR verb¹ + -ING¹.]
1. The action of SCOUR verb¹; an act or instance of this. ME.

2. Diarrhoea, esp. in livestock; (freq. in pl.) an attack of this. L16.

3. sing. & in pl. Dirt, refuse, etc., removed by scouring. L16.

Comb.:
scouring machine, scouring mill an apparatus for scouring cloth after weaving; scouring pad a pad of abrasive material for cleaning kitchenware etc.; scouring paper emery-paper, glass-paper; scouring powder an abrasive powder for cleaning kitchenware etc.; scouring rush any of several horsetails, esp. rough horsetail, Equisetum hyemale, having stems rough with silica, used for scouring and polishing; scouring-stone a stone used for cleaning paved floors.

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