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Is Scrap Dealer To Be On The Verge Of Ruin

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99%6Exact Match!
verb

• move without being stable, as if threatening to fall

• walk unsteadily, with short steps

• move unsteadily, with a rocking motion

40%8 Brought back from the verge of ruin
noun

• property or goods saved from damage or destruction

• the act of saving goods or property that were in danger of damage or destruction

• the act of rescuing a ship or its crew or its cargo from a shipwreck or a fire

verb

• save from ruin, destruction, or harm

• collect discarded material

29%9 Crooked dealer's rough hard scrap
noun

• a professional card player who makes a living by cheating at card games

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