1. something that is scoured off; refuse or waste matter
Usage: archaic; literary
2. a person regarded as worthless or contemptible
Usage: archaic; derogatory

Examples

• The offscouring from the metal cleaning process was disposed of safely.
• Ancient texts sometimes referred to social outcasts as the offscouring of society.
• The ship’s hull was covered with barnacles and other offscouring from the sea.
• In biblical literature, the term offscouring appears to describe those who are despised.
• The factory workers swept away the offscouring that accumulated during production.
• Historical documents show that prisoners were sometimes called the offscouring of humanity.