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Scavage vs Scavenge - What's the difference?

scavage | scavenge |

As verbs the difference between scavage and scavenge

is that scavage is to act as a scavenger, to scavenge while scavenge is to collect and remove refuse, or to search through refuse, carrion, or abandoned items for useful material.

As a noun scavage

is (historical) a toll or duty anciently exacted from merchant strangers by mayors, sheriffs, etc for goods offered for sale within their precincts.

scavage

English

Etymology 1

From (etyl) scavage, schevage, schewage, from (etyl) *.

Noun

(en noun)
  • (historical) A toll or duty anciently exacted from merchant strangers by mayors, sheriffs, etc. for goods offered for sale within their precincts.
  • Etymology 2

    Back-formation from scavager.

    Verb

    (scavag)
  • To act as a scavenger, to scavenge.
  • scavenge

    English

    Verb

    (en-verb)
  • to collect and remove refuse, or to search through refuse, carrion, or abandoned items for useful material
  • to remove unwanted material from something, especially to purify molten metal by removing impurities
  • to expel the exhaust gases from the cylinder of an internal combustion engine, and draw in air for the next cycle
  • to feed on carrion or refuse
  • Derived terms

    * scavenger * scavenge pump