What is to strip or clear of scale or scales; as, to scale a fish; to scale the inside of a boiler called?
scale — To strip or clear of scale or scales; as, to scale a fish; to scale the inside of a boiler. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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