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scarcement

[ skairs-muhnt ]

noun

  1. a footing or ledge formed by a setoff in a wall.

scarcement

/ ˈɛəəԳ /

noun

  1. a ledge in a wall
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of scarcement1

1495–1505; obsolete scarce to lessen (verbal derivative of scarce ) + -ment
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of scarcement1

C16: probably from obsolete sense of scarce to reduce + -ment

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