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scrape the bottom of the barrel

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  1. scrape the bottom of the barrelverb

    To use the least desirable parts of something.

  2. Etymology: Derived from the historical practice in the early United States of storing food in barrels; when food supplies ran low, only what was on the very bottom of the barrel remained, and had to be removed by scraping.

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of scrape the bottom of the barrel in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of scrape the bottom of the barrel in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2


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