SCOOP

Definitions

1. 1. To take out or up with, a scoop; to lade out. He scooped the water from the crystal flood. Dryden.
2. 2. To empty by lading; as, to scoop a well dry.
3. 3. To make hollow, as a scoop or dish; to excavate; to dig out; to form by digging or excavation. Those carbuncles the Indians will scoop, so as to hold above a pint. Arbuthnot.