Strigil

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Strigil \Strig"il\, n. [L. strigilis, from stringere to graze,
     scrape.] (Gr. & Rom. Antiq.)
     An instrument of metal, ivory, etc., used for scraping the
     skin at the bath.
     [1913 Webster]