SCRAP

I. noun Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English, from Old Norse skrap ~s; akin to Old Norse skrapa to ~e Date: 14th century fragments of discarded or leftover food, 2. a small detached piece , a fragment of something written, printed, or spoken , the least bit , cracklings, 4. fragments of stock removed in manufacturing, manufactured articles or parts rejected or discarded and useful only as material for reprocessing, II. transitive verb (~ped; ~ping) Date: circa 1891 to convert into ~, to abandon or get rid of as no longer of enough worth or effectiveness to retain , see: discard III. noun Etymology: origin unknown Date: 1846 fight , IV. intransitive verb (~ped; ~ping) Date: circa 1874 quarrel , fight