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leavings.

A worthless and incidental residuum, such as scraps from a meal, or shavings or sawdust from wood.

8 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun
  1. A worthless and incidental residuum, such as scraps from a meal, or shavings or sawdust from wood.

    plural · plural-only
    The poor survive on the leavings of the rich and wasteful.
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Participial form of "leave".

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