whittlings
Britishplural noun
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His whittlings are finely detailed; most are meant to be handled.
From The New Yorker ● Mar. 20, 2017
Oberammergau lies in a valley of those Alps, a town of ornate chalets inhabited chiefly by woodcarvers who combine medieval craftsmanship with modern salesmanship, who ship their whittlings all over the world.
From Time Magazine Archive
Use No. 2 Newhouse, handling it and everything with gloves; always stand In one place; leave no paper or whittlings on the premises.
From Fox Trapping A Book of Instruction Telling How to Trap, Snare, Poison and Shoot - A Valuable Book for Trappers by A. R. (Arthur Robert) Harding
She wanted to see how it would seem, for once, not to have any litter of whittlings, of strings and marbles and tops!
From The Very Small Person by Elizabeth Shippen Green Elliott
"I'll call her," Sue said, while Bunny kept on brushing the tiny whittlings from his jacket and short trousers.
From Bunny Brown and His Sister Sue and Their Shetland Pony by Laura Lee Hope
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