GNU Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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Found 2 definitions

1.       
   Scavenge (?), v. t. To cleanse, as streets, from filth.  C. Kingsley.
   
   [1913 Webster]
   
   
   2. to salvage (usable items or material) from discarded or waste material.
   
   [PJC]
   
   
   3. To remove (burned gases) from the cylinder after a working stroke.
   
   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
   
   
         
       

2.       
   Scavenge (?), v. i. (Internal-combustion Engines) To remove the burned gases from the cylinder after a working stroke; as, “this engine does not scavenge well”.
   
   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]