Crossword clues for scarifier
scarifier
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Scarifier
Scarifier \Scar"i*fi`er\, n.
One who scarifies.
(Surg.) The instrument used for scarifying.
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(Agric.) An implement for stripping and loosening the soil, without bringing up a fresh surface.
You have your scarifiers to make the ground clean.
--Southey.
Wiktionary
scarifier
n. 1 One who scarify. 2 The instrument used for scarifying. 3 An implement for stripping and loosening the soil, without bringing up a fresh surface.
Usage examples of "scarifier".
I stood very still as he incised my flesh twice with a scarifier and dripped in serum.
Instead of the old-fashioned lancet in the vein Sir Henry preferred the modern scarifier that was supposed to be faster and more effective.