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What does bow and scrape mean?

Looking for the meaning or definition of the word bow and scrape? Here's what it means.

Verb
  1. To make a deep bow with the right leg drawn back (thus scraping the floor), left hand pressed across the abdomen, right arm held aside.
  2. (idiomatic, by extension) To behave in a servile, obsequious, or excessively polite manner.
Noun
  1. A deep formal bow with right leg drawn back touching the ground.
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