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noun 
  1. A piece of broken glass or pottery, especially one found in an archaeological dig.
  2. A piece of material, especially rock and similar materials, reminding of a broken piece of glass or pottery.
  3. A tough scale, sheath, or shell; it is especially used as a term to refer to the elytra of a beetle.
Translations: 
  • German: Scherbe
    (trans-mid)
  • Italian: coccio
  • Spanish: casco
    (trans-bottom)
Etymology: From < sceard.


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