The Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue dates from 1811 and this is probably the only full, uncensored and searchable version of this dictionary on the internet. All the original crudities have been restored and it offers an interesting perspective on Common English from the time of the Regency and Jane Austen.

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Entries releated to SCRAPE

 

BREAD		Employment. Out of bread; out of employment. In bad bread; in a disagreeable scrape, or situation.
GUT SCRAPER, or TORMENTOR of CATGUT		A fiddler.
LURCH		To be left in the lurch; to be abandoned by one's confederates or party, to be left in a scrape.
SCRAPE		To get into a scrape; to be involved in a disagreeable business.
SCRAPER		A fiddler; also one who scrapes plates for mezzotinto prints.
SMART		Spruce, fine: as smart as a carrot new scraped.