Noun
A
European
fresh-water
cyprinoid
fish
of
the
genus
,
little
valued
as
food
.
Several
species
are
known
.
Verb
To
clean
(
e
.
g
.
a
ship
'
s
bottom
of
clinging
shells
,
seaweed
,
etc
.)
by
the
application
of
fire
and
scraping
.