The verb meaning to have or make scruples is attested from 1620s. A more literal L. sense of small unit of weight or measurement is attested in English from late 14c. Example Sentences for scruple
Wrens, Georgia. Wrens is a city in Jefferson County, Georgia, United States. The population was 2,187 at the 2010 census. It is located on U.S. Route 1, thirty miles south of Augusta.
wren. 1  any of a large family (Troglodytidae) of small, insect-eating passerine birds having a long bill, rounded wings, and a stubby, erect tail; esp., the house wren (Troglodytes aedon), that often nests in birdhouses in North America. 2  any of certain other passerine birds of various families.