Sky″scrap′er (?), n. (a) (Naut.) (1) A skysail of a triangular form. (2) A name for the one of the fancy sails alleged to have been sometimes set above the skysail. (b) A very tall building. (c) Hence, anything usually large, high, or excessive.
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Webster's Dictionary 1913
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, C. & G. Merriam Co., 1913.