Scavenger

skav′en-jėr, n. one who cleans the streets: an animal which feeds on carrion: a child employed to pick up loose cotton from the floor in a cotton-mill.— ns. Scav′agery , street-cleansing; Scav′aging .— v.t. Scav′enge , to cleanse.— ns. Scav′enger-bee′tle , a beetle which acts as a scavenger; Scav′enger-crab , any crab which feeds on decaying animal matter; Scav′engering ; Scav′engerism ; Scav′engery .— Scavenger's daughter , an instrument of torture by pre ure with an iron hoop, invented by Sir W. Skevington, Lieutenant of the Tower under Henry VIII. [Orig. scavager , an inspector of goods for sale, and also of the streets; from scavage , duty on goods for sale—A.S. sceawian , to inspect; cf. Show .]