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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Scoop \Scoop\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Scooped}; p. pr. & vb. n.
{Scooping}.] [OE. scopen. See {Scoop}, n.]
1. To take out or up with, a scoop; to lade out.
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He scooped the water from the crystal flood.
--Dryden.
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2. To empty by lading; as, to scoop a well dry.
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3. To make hollow, as a scoop or dish; to excavate; to dig
out; to form by digging or excavation.
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Those carbuncles the Indians will scoop, so as to
hold above a pint. --Arbuthnot.
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