February 09, '12 Word

screed

\ skreed \  , noun, verb;

1.

A long discourse or essay, especially a diatribe.

2.

An informal letter, account, or other piece of writing.

3.

Building Trades.  A. A strip of plaster or wood applied to a surface to be plastered to serve as a guide for making a true surface. B. A wooden strip serving as a guide for making a true level surface on a concrete pavement or the like. C. A board or metal strip dragged across a freshly poured concrete slab to give it its proper level.

4.

British Dialect.  A fragment or shred, as of cloth.

5.

Scot.  A. A tear or rip, especially in cloth. B. A drinking bout.

verb:

1.

Scot.  To tear, rip, or shred, as cloth.