whittlings

/ ˈwɪtlɪŋz /

plural noun

1. chips or shavings whittled off from an object

Example Sentences

At the name of the owner of the beautiful plantation the man who had not yet spoken rose, covered with whittlings.

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"Well, it's all over now," said Jeff, and he rose up and brushed the whittlings from his knees.

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She wanted to see how it would seem, for once, not to have any litter of whittlings, of strings and marbles and tops!

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Then it got along, after having inspected the whittlings at the feet of the friends to decide whether they were edible.

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"No," answered Shorty, as he rubbed the whittlings from his plug to powder in the hollow of his hand.

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