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skimmings
/ ˈskɪmɪŋz /
plural noun
- material that is skimmed off a liquid
- the froth containing concentrated ore removed during a flotation process
- slag, scum, or impurities removed from molten metals
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An inferior sort of rum is fabricated from molasses, mixed with the skimmings and washings of the sugar pans.
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The slight tension in Maurices voice and look yielded to her swallow-like darts and skimmings; over deep waters perhaps.
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All such remnants and skimmings should be clarified about twice a week, by boiling them all together in water.
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The molasses and skimmings were sent for, sale to Batavia, where one distillery might buy the produce of a hundred estates.
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Mr. Alcott's little diary gives us some of the best skimmings of that time of yeast.
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