rugine

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An instrument for scraping the periosteum from bones; a raspatory.
verb
  1. To scrape or rasp (a bone etc.); to scale.

Pronunciation

/ɹuːˈʒiːn/ /ˈɹuːʒiːn/

Word forms

rugine rugines rugining rugined

Etymology

French ruginer (“to scrape”).

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