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offcut

British  
/ ˈɒfˌkʌt /

noun

  1. a piece of paper, plywood, fabric, etc, remaining after the main pieces have been cut; remnant

"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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Now, his core business is to make his offcut goods as gifts which are sold back to clothes designers and given to customers along with the garments they have bought.

From BBC Nov. 16, 2021

The blueprints and offcut materials are then shipped to family-run workshops in Mumbai and Delhi to be manufactured.

From BBC Nov. 16, 2021

An offcut from 2005's Guilty Pleasures, it features a mischieveous back-and-forth between the singers, who critique each other's vocals over breezy bossa nova groove.

From BBC Aug. 3, 2021

One person’s offcut is another person’s revealing nugget.

From The Guardian Sep. 19, 2019

It's impossible to tell whether or not this story is an offcut from the novel, but in any case it's included as part of the whole package when you buy this book on a Kindle.

From The Guardian Jul. 11, 2012

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