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whittlings

/ ˈɪٱɪŋ /

plural noun

  1. chips or shavings whittled off from an object
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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When she first started giving people her whittlings, many folks just tossed them in trash cans or tucked them away.

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His whittlings are finely detailed; most are meant to be handled.

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The remainder of the year, he trades or sells his whittlings for what he needs.

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Under these Ralph discovered some fresh whittlings, or splinters.

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Could you take a peep into our snug camp some evening, you might see one of our number, seated perhaps on a stool in the corner, with a huge jack-knife in his hand, up to his knees in whittlings, while he is endeavoring to give shape and proportions to the stick he is cutting to supply the place of a broken ax-handle.

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