offscourings in English
noun
1
refuse, rubbish, or dregs.
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1. History and Etymology for Colluvium New Latin, from Medieval Latin, offscourings, alteration of Latin colluvies, from colluere to wash, from com- + lavere to wash — more at lye Learn More about Colluvium …
2. The Fuwalda, a Barkentine of about one hundred tons, was a vessel of the type often seen in coastwise trade in the far southern Atlantic, their crews composed of the offscourings of the sea--unhanged murderers and cutthroats of every race and every nation.