1. refuse or waste matter; something that is discarded or rejected as worthless
Usage: archaic; literary
2. people regarded as worthless or contemptible by society
Usage: archaic; derogatory

Examples

• The old manuscript described the prisoners as the offscourings of society.
• He swept the offscourings from the workshop floor into a pile.
• The novel portrayed the urban poor as society’s offscourings.
• Ancient texts often referred to criminals as offscourings.
• The factory disposed of its offscourings in the nearby river.
• Social reformers worked to help those dismissed as offscourings.