scrip means A small medieval bag used to carry food, money, utensils etc.
Among words judged in Lexicurio's Arena, scrip ranks #2,614 of 42,762 for Qualifying.
scrip is pronounced /skɹɪp/.
Etymology
From Middle English scrippe, an aphetism of Old French escrepe (“purse, alms-bag”), a variant of escharpe, from Old Norse skreppa. Cognate with Danish skreppe (“scrip”), Norwegian skreppa (“bag”). Doublet of scarf.
noun
- A small medieval bag used to carry food, money, utensils etc.e.g.“Depositing his scrip in the outhouse the cowherd glanced around.” — 1919, Ronald Firbank, Valmouth, Duckworth, hardback edition, page 9
- Small change.e.g.“In reading it in 1899, I am afraid that the readers of a hard, money generation may not know that "scrip" was in the sixties the name for small change.” — 1899, Edward Everett Hale, The Brick Moon and Other Stories, (Short Story Index Reprint Series), Project Gutenberg, [1999], Etext #1633
- A scrap of paper.
- A document signifying a power to obtain a specified acreage of public land.e.g.“Each unit of scrip you buy entitles you to one acre of the choicest land in North America.” — 2014, James A. Michener, Texas: A Novel, page 369:
- A voucher or token coin used in place of legal tender. Issued by a local government or a private organization.
- A voucher or token coin used in place of legal tender. Issued by a local government or a private organization.; Such a thing issued by a company as payment of wages.e.g.“A grievance that was both economic and psychological was the practice, common in some mills, especially prior to 1890, of paying in scrip that had to be redeemed for goods at a company store.” — 2012, Paul D. Escott, Many Excellent People, page 232:
- A share certificate.
- A medical prescription.
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