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Etymology: Middle English, garment, from Old English scrud; akin to Old English scrEade shred — more at SHRED
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[N] e sceal ðer beo sciet ne scrud. ne woruld wele nane. eal þe murhðe þe me us bi {} hat. al hít sceal beo god ane.
Selections from early Middle English, 1130-1250 Part I: Texts Joseph Hall
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Hængest eode in to þan inne {;} þer wunede Rouwenne. he heo lette scruden {;} mid vnime ` te´ prude. al þ̵ scrud þe heo hafde on {;} heo weoren {s} wiðe wel ibon.
Selections from early Middle English, 1130-1250 Part I: Texts Joseph Hall
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It was [scrud] in the fourth quarter of 2008 drilling at 15,600 feet roughly targeting a depth of 18,000 feet.
pfblogs.org: The Ad-Free Personal Finance Blogs Aggregator 2009
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Wondering what causes the blotchy white residue on your laundry? That’s scrud, aka leftover laundry detergent and fabric softener.
How to clean your washing machine - CHOICE Ashley Iredale 2026
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Scrud is a colloquial term for the residue that can build up in washing machines. While HE machines are most susceptible to Scrud, any machine is capable of developing it. It’s a combination of mineral, detergent, soap and fabric softener residues, along with fugitive dye, lint and soils.
Scrud - The Dirtiest Word In Laundry KismaiAesthetics 2026
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Our clothes started to not feel as clean, so I did some research and started using less detergent and adding borax to the wash cycle, which seemed to help until I started finding scrud.
Please help! Scrud in washer but I don't use fabric softener oohacastle 2026
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Scrud is a colloquial term for the residue that can build up in washing machines. While HE machines are most susceptible to Scrud, any machine is capable of developing it. It’s a combination of mineral, detergent, soap and fabric softener residues, along with fugitive dye, lint and soils.
Scrud - The Dirtiest Word In Laundry KismaiAesthetics 2026
missanthropist commented on the word scrud
A mythical disease alleged to be very serious, painful, and socially objectionable... 'Double scrud', here the double makes the... disease even worse.
Harold Wentworth & Stuart Flexner, Dictionary of American Slang, 1960
May 20, 2008