DISCARDING
Verb
discarding
present participle of discard
Noun
discarding (plural discardings)
The act by which something is discarded; a throwing away.
(in the plural) Discarded material.
the usual discardings of country folk
Source: Wiktionary
DISCARD
Dis*card", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Discarded; p. pr. & vb. n. Discarding.]
1. (Card Playing)
Definition: To throw out of one's hand, as superfluous cards; to lay aside (a card or cards).
2. To cast off as useless or as no longer of service; to dismiss from employment, confidence, or favor; to discharge; to turn away. They blame the favorites, and think it nothing extraordinary that the queen should . . . resolve to discard them. Swift.
3. To put or thrust away; to reject. A man discards the follies of boyhood. I. Taylor.
Syn.
– To dismiss; displace; discharge; cashier.
Dis*card", v. i. (Card Playing)
Definition: To make a discard.
Dis*card", n. (Card Playing)
Definition: The act of discarding; also, the card or cards discarded.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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