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leavings

Leavings (noun) means a worthless and incidental residuum, such as scraps from a meal, or shavings or sawdust from wood.

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

Participial form of "leave".

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"leavings" (noun) means a worthless and incidental residuum, such as scraps from a meal, or shavings or sawdust from wood.

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