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SCRAP IRON

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Dictionary entry overview: What does scrap iron mean?

• SCRAP IRON (noun)
The noun SCRAP IRON has 1 sense:

1. iron to be melted again and reworked

Familiarity information: SCRAP IRON used as a noun is very rare.

Dictionary entry details

• SCRAP IRON (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

Iron to be melted again and reworked

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Hypernyms ("scrap iron" is a kind of...):

atomic number 26; Fe; iron (a heavy ductile magnetic metallic element; is silver-white in pure form but readily rusts; used in construction and tools and armament; plays a role in the transport of oxygen by the blood)

scrap metal (discarded metal suitable for reprocessing)

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