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(chiefly Ireland, Newfoundland, Scotland, dated) A piece or narrow strip cut or torn off from a larger whole; a shred.

(chiefly regional British, Scotland, dated) A piece of land, especially one that is narrow.

(chiefly Northern England, Northern Ireland, Scotland, dated) A rent, a tear.

A piece of writing (such as an article, letter, or list) or a speech, especially if long.

(by extension) A speech or piece of writing which contains angry and extended criticism.

A large quantity.

(construction, masonry) A tool, usually a long strip of wood or other material, placed on a floor to be covered with concrete, a wall to be plastered, etc., as a guide for producing a smooth, flat surface.

(construction, masonry) A tool such as a long strip of wood or other material which is drawn over a wet layer of concrete, plaster, etc., to make it smooth and flat; also, a machine that achieves this effect; a screeder.

(construction, masonry) A smooth, flat layer of concrete, plaster, or similar material, especially if acting as a base for paving stones, tiles, wooden planks, etc.

(chiefly Northern England, Northern Ireland, Scotland, dated) To rend, to shred, to tear. +

(Scotland, also figurative, dated) To read or repeat from memory fluently or glibly; to reel off.

(construction, masonry) To use a screed to produce a smooth, flat surface of concrete, plaster, or similar material; also (generally) to put down a layer of concrete, plaster, etc.

(Scotland) To become rent or torn.

(chiefly humorous) A (discordant) sound or tune played on bagpipes, a fiddle, or a pipe.

The sound of something scratching or tearing.

(chiefly humorous) To play bagpipes, a fiddle, or a pipe.

To make a discordant or harsh scratching or tearing sound.

(chiefly humorous, obsolete) To play (a sound or tune) on bagpipes, a fiddle, or a pipe.

Strewn with scree.