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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"You might bring back some bread and skimmings," said Prudence.
From The Happy Adventurers by Lydia Miller Middleton
Some cooks merely thicken their soups and sauces with flour, or the farina of potatoe; and others use the fat skimmings off the top of broth, as a substitute for butter.
From The Cook and Housekeeper's Complete and Universal Dictionary; Including a System of Modern Cookery, in all Its Various Branches, Adapted to the Use of Private Families by Mary Eaton
These skimmings are also returned to the diffusion cells.
From Scientific American Supplement, No. 633, February 18, 1888 by Various
The coppery skimmings from the cupellation furnace are referred to again in Note 28, p.
From De Re Metallica, Translated from the First Latin Edition of 1556 by Georgius Agricola
Have an oil barrel in the cellar, half full of strong ley, and put in cracklings, bacon skins, pot skimmings, beef bones, or any scraps, when eaten by ley it will take but little boiling.
From Domestic Cookery, Useful Receipts, and Hints to Young Housekeepers by Elizabeth E. (Elizabeth Ellicott) Lea
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