unscavengered

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English

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Etymology

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From un- +‎ scavengered.

Adjective

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unscavengered (not comparable)

  1. (UK, archaic) Not cleaned by a street sweeper.
    • 1833, The Westminster Review, volume 18, page 387:
      The streets not being subjected to the influence of any police laws, were permitted to remain unpaved, were unscavengered, and consequently became the receptacles of the most disgusting offal.