outscouring

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noun

That which is scoured out or washed out.

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Meanings

nounoutscouring (plural outscourings)

plural outscourings

  1. That which is scoured out or washed out.

    the outscourings of these valleys form the gravel in which such bones are for the most part embedded

    1823, William Buckland, Reliquiae Diluvianae

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
outscour

Origin

From out- + scouring.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

outsourcing
Cite this entry
APA

outscouring. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/outscouring

MLA

“outscouring.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/outscouring. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “outscouring,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/outscouring.

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