SCRAP, noun [from scrape.] 1. A small piece; properly something scraped off, but used for any thing cut off; a fragment; a crumb; as scraps of meat. 2. A part; a detached piece; as scraps of history or poetry; scraps of antiquity; scraps of authors. 3. A small piece of paper. [If used for script, it is improper.]
Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary ↗ · public-domain · returned verbatim, no AI