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scoop ((v.))

• 1 v. hollow out scoops with an adze or axe.

  See also: scooped  

  • 1863  You chop and I'll scoop for a start.
  • 1947  . . . some of the others were able to scoop out the logs into long wooden tiles for the roof

• 2 v. roof with scoops.

  • 1896  Shanties could easily be raised and scooped and made tight, but many were not content with shanties.