Standard Lemma guide

scrapple

noun · verb · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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  • /ˈskɹæpəl/
  • rhymes with -æpəl

1

noun

Meaning 1

A tool for scraping.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

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Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

A mush of pork scraps, particularly head parts, and cornmeal or flour, which is boiled and poured into a mold, where the rendered gelatinous broth from cooking jells the mixture into a loaf.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Appalachia, Pennsylvania, US, uncountable

Qualifier: Blue Ridge

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: ponhaws

Antonyms: none provided

3

verb

Meaning 3

To scrape or grub around.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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4

verb

Meaning 4

Alternative form of scapple.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: alt-of, alternative

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5

noun

Meaning 5

scraps of meat (usually pork) boiled with cornmeal and shaped into loaves for slicing and frying

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: dish, loaf

History

Etymology

Related to scrape.

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.