skimmings
Britishplural noun
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material that is skimmed off a liquid
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the froth containing concentrated ore removed during a flotation process
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slag, scum, or impurities removed from molten metals
Example Sentences
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Mr. Alcott's little diary gives us some of the best skimmings of that time of yeast.
From Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 11, No. 22, January, 1873 by Various
Here he perceived that his rusticity and shallow skimmings placed him under the trained politicians.
From The Lincoln Story Book A Judicious Collection of the Best Stories and Anecdotes of the Great President, Many Appearing Here for the First Time in Book Form by Williams, Henry Llewellyn
I expect Jane speaks from mournful experience, for Mrs. Lynde says that her father is a perfect old crank, and meaner than second skimmings.
From Anne of Green Gables by Montgomery, L. M. (Lucy Maud)
"You might bring back some bread and skimmings," said Prudence.
From The Happy Adventurers by Middleton, Lydia Miller
Her husband is dead, and I guess he led her a life of it when he was alive, and she's as poor as second skimmings.
From Lucy Maud Montgomery Short Stories, 1904 by Montgomery, L. M. (Lucy Maud)
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