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leavings

noun

Etymology

Participial form of "leave".

Definitions

  1. A worthless and incidental residuum, such as scraps from a meal, or shavings or sawdust…

    A worthless and incidental residuum, such as scraps from a meal, or shavings or sawdust from wood.

    • The poor survive on the leavings of the rich and wasteful.
    • [T]he outdoor dogs […] were permitted to raven unchecked upon chicken bones, fat slices of ham, and luscious leavings of cream when the packing-up time came.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA