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
Heise dashed across the street on the run, with Trina at his heels, a trail of spilled whittlings marking his course.
From McTeague by Frank Norris
Must be doing something all the time, you know; and I don't enjoy anything half so much as making whittlings for a blaze.
From The Boy Scouts' First Camp Fire or, Scouting with the Silver Fox Patrol by Herbert Carter
Alex sprang down beside him, and produced the charred pine whittlings.
From The Young Railroaders Tales of Adventure and Ingenuity by Francis Lovell Coombs
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