Abrasure
noun
the act or process of abrasion
examples
happily some cracks, abrasures of the soil, and other irregularities, served the place of steps; and we descended slowly; allowing our heavy luggage to slip.
word origin
by 1820
historical examples
he did not feel the torn skin on face and hands, nor know that a fresh torrent of blood burst from the abrasure on his head.
frontier boys in the south seas wyn roosevelt
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