Dross
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shortened form of the nickname [andross]
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Something regarded as worthless; rubbish.
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Synonym for bad, terrible, village (search UD for village)
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The reminence of semen in a vagina from a previous sexual encounter
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the scum formed by oxidation at the surface of molten metals
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worthless or dangerous material that should be removed
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Waste or impure matter
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Residue that forms on the surface of a metal from oxidation
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The impurities in metal
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A waste product from working with metal
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Dross is typically waste or impurity that is removed from a finer material during a smelting or refining process. It can also refer to something considered worthless, substandard, or inferior.
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the scum or refuse matter which is thrown off, or falls from, metals in smelting the ore, or in the process of melting; recrement
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waste matter; any worthless matter separated from the better part; leavings; dregs; refuse
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dros, n. the scum which metals throw off when melting: waste matter: refuse: rust.—n. Dross′iness.—adj. Dross′y, like dross: impure: worthless. [A.S. drós, from dreósan, to fall; cf. Dut. droesem; Ger. druse.]
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