LEAVINGS

Etymology

Participial form of "leave".

Noun

leavings pl (plural only)

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

Anagrams

• Svengali, sleaving, svengali

Source: Wiktionary


Leav"ings, n. pl.

1. Things left; remnants; relics.

2. Refuse; offal.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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