scaffie

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noun

A dustman or street sweeper.

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Meanings

nounscaffie (plural scaffies)

plural scaffies

  1. UKdateddialectalA dustman or street sweeper.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
street sweeper

Origin

Diminutive of scavenger.

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Cite this entry
APA

scaffie. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/scaffie

MLA

“scaffie.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/scaffie. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “scaffie,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/scaffie.

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