whittlings
Britishplural noun
Example Sentences
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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
Afterwards, in the darkness, he gathered paper and whittlings together in the center of the old fire bed, found some likely feeling bits of charcoal and coke and demanded another match.
From Four Afloat Being the Adventures of the Big Four on the Water by Barbour, Ralph Henry
At another campfire, two days back, they had come across a heap of just such whittlings.
From The Rover Boys in Alaska or Lost in the Fields of Ice by Richards, Dick
"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 Hope, Laura Lee
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