Webster Dictionary's definition of "scrape" (1830).
Noah Webster, "Scrape" in An American Dictionary of the English Language, 4th ed. (New York: S. Converse, 1830), 730
SCRAPE, n. [Dan. scrab; Sw. skrap.] 1. A rubbing. 2. The sound of the foot drawn over the floor. 3. A bow. 4. Difficulty; perplexity; distress; that which harasses; [A low word.]