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Definition of Scouring barrel

Scouring barrel
Scour Scour (skour), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Scoured; p. pr. & vb. n. Scouring.] [Akin to LG. sch["u]ren, D. schuren, schueren, G. scheuern, Dan. skure; Sw. skura; all possibly fr. LL. escurare, fr. L. ex + curare to take care. Cf. Cure.] 1. To rub hard with something rough, as sand or Bristol brick, especially for the purpose of cleaning; to clean by friction; to make clean or bright; to cleanse from grease, dirt, etc., as articles of dress. 2. To purge; as, to scour a horse. 3. To remove by rubbing or cleansing; to sweep along or off; to carry away or remove, as by a current of water; -- often with off or away. [I will] stain my favors in a bloody mask, Which, washed away, shall scour my shame with it. --Shak. 4. [Perhaps a different word; cf. OF. escorre, escourre, It. scorrere, both fr. L. excurrere to run forth. Cf. Excursion.] To pass swiftly over; to brush along; to traverse or search thoroughly; as, to scour the coast. Not so when swift Camilla scours the plain. --Pope. Scouring barrel, a tumbling barrel. See under Tumbling. Scouring cinder (Metal.), a basic slag, which attacks the lining of a shaft furnace. --Raymond. Scouring rush. (Bot.) See Dutch rush, under Dutch. Scouring stock (Woolen Manuf.), a kind of fulling mill.

Meaning of Scouring barrel from wikipedia

- it is also commonly referred to as a 'scouring stick'. bullets that did not fit snugly in the barrel were often secured in place by a wad
- surrounding the hydrant, which, over time, can cause severe scouring. this design is known as a 'dry barrel' hydrant, in that the barrel,
- dramatic scouring of the ground was observed, and heavy objects such as it barreled past ringo and entered the unincorporated town of
- the wreckage was also found to be vulnerable to scouring and erosion the wreck, despite continued disturbances of barrels and other artefacts.
- two barrels of mortar were made up of equal proportions of lime and between the screeds; scouring the surface; keying the face for finishing.
- the bowerchalke barrel urn was excavated in 1925 by dr r clay, from plus scouring the now dry channel that forms church street and costers lane.
- to the raf for target-towing scouring raf airfields at exeter , nosecones and side windows painted over and dummy machine gun barrels fitted.
- charles worked at wool-scouring in milton and gold-mining at table for a fee of 47.5c per barrel, and sold the refined petrol to europa
- these can cause scouring in turbines or hydraulic lock in cylinders lower front of the outer firebox of a locomotive boiler , below the barrel .
- to serve for scouring the cannon when discharged, before it is to be the bombards timber wedges were used to control the barrel's elevation.