“Do not be tempted to scrub the gloss finish of the rod itself with the scourer to remove those stubborn mackerel scales.”

“Lin said the bamboo leaves are first scrubbed with a scourer to make them soft.”

“Leave to cool and infuse for half an hour. 2 Peel the pears and rub them down with a scourer to remove the peel lines.”

“No tool marks survive on the surface of the boat as a result of repeated scourings by wind, sand and water.”

“And out of the scourings of that vast mass of chalk was our gravel-pit made.”

“They do not know, in their pitiable ignorance, the towers and bridges that can be made from the scourings of a washboard factory.”

“Garnet feeders, teasers, spinners, ring spinners, rag pullers, rag feeders, rag cutters, warehouse workers, scourers, weavers.”

“Mr Scapens said Taylor had tried to seal up holes made by rats using pan scourers and expanding foam.”

“This company has a fully automatic converting facility for cleaning cloths, floor cloths, mops and scourers.”