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noun

• The act or process of adding.

• That which is added.

• A supplementary piece of timber used to lengthen another.

verb

• Chiefly in the form eke out: to add to, to augment; to increase; to lengthen.

26%7 Diminutive canine surgical scraping instrument
noun

• a surgical instrument shaped like a scoop to remove tissue from a bodily cavity

26%4 Tool for scraping
noun

• uttering in an irritated tone

• a coarse file with sharp pointed projections

verb

• scrape with a rasp

• utter in a grating voice

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New York Times03 Nov 1990 Down 6
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