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scrap

/ˈskɹæp/ noun C2
  1. A fight, tussle, skirmish. · We got in a little scrap over who should pay the bill.

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I still retain in my scrap-book numerous clippings and extracts bearing upon the case.
A Study in Scarlet, p. 54 · B2
Akela the Lone Wolf lay by the side of his rock as a sign that the leadership of the Pack was open, and Shere Khan with his following of scrap-fed wolves walked to and fro openly being flattered.
The Jungle Book, p. 21 · B2
"This is the gentleman who forced my hand." He unfolded the scrap of paper on which I had written the word "Leprosy." "It seemed to me that if he knew so much as that it was safer that he should know all."
The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes, p. 24 · B2
Holmes took up the scrap of paper, a facsimile of which is here reproduced.
The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes, p. 35 · B2

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