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OFFSCOURINGS

\ˈɒfska͡ʊ͡əɹɪŋz], \ˈɒfska‍ʊ‍əɹɪŋz], \ˈɒ_f_s_k_aʊə_ɹ_ɪ_ŋ_z]\

Definitions of OFFSCOURINGS

1919 - The concise Oxford dictionary of current English

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Refuse, filth, dregs, (usu. of; lit., & fig. of persons, as the o. of humanity).

1919 - The concise Oxford dictionary of current English
By Sir Augustus Henry

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