bescrape

English

Etymology

From be- (“about, around, excessively, all over”) +‎ scrape.

Verb

bescrape (third-person singular simple present bescrapes, present participle bescraping, simple past and past participle bescraped)

  1. (transitive, obsolete) To scrape all over; scrape excessively.
    • 1789, Ralph Griffiths, George Edward Griffiths, The Monthly review - Volume 81 - Page 218:
      I had rather hear A pedlar's kit bescrape a dancing dog.
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