- plural of shaving.
shavings
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The retailer is also rolling out promotions and lowering prices on items such as pine shavings and premium pet food.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 1, 2026
They also reportedly have dispensers for chaff -- metal shavings that distract radar-guided missiles -- and flares that blind heat-seeking missiles.
From Barron's ● Jul. 10, 2026
But the inspectors discovered what appeared to be metal shavings on drugmaking equipment, and records that showed vials of medication that were “blackish” from contamination had been sent to the United States.
From Salon ● Jun. 18, 2025
Our spa attendant for the day, Samundra Sutcliffe, lodged a large pitchfork into the vat shavings and turned it over on top of itself as steam emanated from the pile.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 21, 2025
The potatoes proved that all too well, as did the wood shavings, which Father collected in a bucket and brought downstairs to burn.
From "The Diary of a Young Girl" by Anne Frank
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