scrap

A villainous scheme or plan. He whiddles the whole scrap; he discovers the whole plan or scheme.

Scrap
·vt ·same·as Scrap iron, below. II. Scrap ·vt The crisp substance that remains after drying out ani...

Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
scrap-book
A blank book for the preservation of short pieces of poetry or other extracts from books and papers....

Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.