scrap heap

noun

1
: a pile of discarded metal
2
: the place where useless things are discarded

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Companies like Impossible Project and Film Ferrania started up production of Polaroid-compatible and 35-mm film, respectively, firing up manufacturing equipment that otherwise would have been headed to the scrap heap. Ars Technica, 29 Nov. 2024 So why would the Steelers bench Fields — a former first-round draft pick seemingly realizing his potential — for a quarterback signed off the scrap heap whose last team paid him a fortune to go away? Rohan Nadkarni, NBC News, 3 Dec. 2024 Baltimore’s defensive linemen totaled $18 million in salary last season, meaning they were molded off the scrap heap to help the Ravens to the AFC Championship Game. Dave Hyde, Sun Sentinel, 6 Sep. 2024 But credit also goes to the fill-in players who’ve picked up plenty of the slack, including the trio of Ramón Laureano, Whit Merrifield and Gio Urshela, all signed off the scrap heap after being released by other teams. David O'Brien, The Athletic, 25 Aug. 2024 See all Example Sentences for scrap heap 

Word History

First Known Use

1838, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of scrap heap was in 1838

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“Scrap heap.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/scrap%20heap. Accessed 23 Dec. 2024.

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