offscouring

noun

off·scour·ing ˈȯf-ˌskau̇(-ə)r-iŋ

: someone rejected by society : outcast

: something that is scoured off : refuse

Examples of offscouring in a Sentence

the foundry's offscouring was the neighborhood's eyesore the hills are controlled by bandits and other unsavory offscourings who have taken up a life outside the law

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The first-century audience to whom Jesus was teaching was comprised mainly of peasants, tradesmen, farmers, shepherds, the unemployed and the offscouring of society. —