offcut
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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A university lecturer has successfully grown a full-size ruby from a tiny offcut in what is believed to be a world-first process.
From BBC • Sep. 24, 2024
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
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
This sounds more like a Beach Boys offcut mind, but the lyrics are unimpeachable in their brown-nosing: "They were playing lovely tunes/ by the light of the moon."
From The Guardian • Oct. 7, 2010
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