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Scrapies
- noun - a fatal disease of sheep characterized by chronic itching and loss of muscular control and progressive degeneration of the central nervous system
Scraping
- verb - (usually plural) a fragment scraped off of something and collected; "they collected blood scrapings for analysis"
- a deep bow with the foot drawn backwards (indicating excessive humility); "all that bowing and scraping did not impress him"
- a harsh noise made by scraping; "the scrape of violin bows distracted her"
- bend the knees and bow in a servile manner
- bruise, cut, or injure the skin or the surface of; "The boy skinned his knee when he fell"
- cut the surface of; wear away the surface of
- gather (money or other resources) together over time; "She had scraped together enough money for college"; "they scratched a meager living"
- make by scraping; "They scraped a letter into the stone"
- scratch repeatedly; "The cat scraped at the armchair"
Sedating
- verb - cause to be calm or quiet as by administering a sedative to; "The patient must be sedated before the operation"
Sedation
- noun - a state of reduced excitement or anxiety that is induced by the administrative of a sedative agent
- the administration of a sedative agent or drug
Sedative
- adjective - a drug that reduces excitability and calms a person
- tending to soothe or tranquilize; "valium has a tranquilizing effect"; "took a hot drink with sedative properties before going to bed"
Sepaline
- adjective - resembling or characteristic of a sepal
Sheading
- - A tithing, or division, in the Isle of Man, in which there is a coroner, or chief constable. The island is divided into six sheadings.
Shealing
- - The outer husk, pod, or shell, as of oats, pease, etc.; sheal; shell.
Shearing
- verb - become deformed by forces tending to produce a shearing strain
- cut or cut through with shears; "shear the wool off the lamb"
- cut with shears; "shear hedges"
- removing by cutting off or clipping
- shear the wool from; "shear sheep"
Shoading
- - The tracing of veins of metal by shoads.