skimmings

British  

/ ˈskɪmɪŋz /

plural noun

1. material that is skimmed off a liquid

2. the froth containing concentrated ore removed during a flotation process

3. slag, scum, or impurities removed from molten metals

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Example Sentences

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

Probably a better method would be to pass these skimmings through some sort of filter, or, perhaps better still, to filter the juice and avoid all skimming.

From Scientific American Supplement, No. 633, February 18, 1888 by Various

None of the skimmings of contemporary gossip poured out in the two volumes deserves the least consideration, save such as reveal the fair writer's relations with other authors.

From The Life and Romances of Mrs. Eliza Haywood by Whicher, George Frisbie

Many skimmings of this did John Cook, as we used to call our chef, put aside for the pups.

From Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 12, No. 28, July, 1873 by Various

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)