scooper

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One who or that which scoops; specifically, a tool used by engravers on wood for cleaning out the white parts of a block. It somewhat resembles a small chisel, but is rounded underneath instead of being flat.

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The scooping avoset: so called from the peculiar shape of the bill.

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One who, or that which, scoops.

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The avocet; — so called because it scoops up the mud to obtain food.

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A person who scoops.

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Something that scoops.

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The avocet, a bird that scoops up the mud to obtain food.