bowing and scraping

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bowing and scraping

verb scraping and bowing

  1. gerund, participle, present present participle and gerund of bow and scrape

noun bowings and scrapings · scraping and bowing

  1. countable, uncountable Obsequious or deferential behaviour.

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noun obsequious or deferential behaviour

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@misc{bowing_and_scraping_2026,
  title = {bowing and scraping},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/bowing%20and%20scraping},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}