The riff-raff, tag-rag, and bob-tail, or lowest order of people.
·vt To sweep or range over the surface of. II. Scum ·v refuse; recrement; anything vile or worthles...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
The refuse seen on the line of tidal change; the drift sent off by the ebbing tide. Or (in the neigh...
The Sailor's Word-Book
Thin atmospheric vapours. ...