Scarcement
Pronunciation : Scarce"ment
Part of Speech : n.
Definition : Defn: An offset where a wall or bank of earth, etc., retreats, leaving a shelf or footing.
(Arch. & Engin.)
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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