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The leavings were thrown to the dogs.
b) A worthless surfeit of material, as leftovers from a meal or scrap lumber.The poor survive on the leavings of the rich and wasteful.
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leavings — [lēv′iŋz] pl.n. 〚/span> LEAVE1〛 things left over; leftovers, remnants, refuse, etc. * * * leav·ings (lēʹvĭngz) pl.n. Scraps or remains; residue: The turkey leavings were fed to the dog. * * * … Universalium
Leavings — Leav ings, n. pl. 1. Things left; remnants; relics. [1913 Webster] 2. Refuse; offal. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
leavings — index surplus Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
leavings — remains, *remainder, residue, residuum, rest, balance, remnant Analogous words: fragments, pieces, portions (see singular nouns at PART): discardings or discards, scrappings or scraps, junkings or junk (see DISCARD vb) … New Dictionary of Synonyms
leavings — ► PLURAL NOUN ▪ things that have been left as worthless … English terms dictionary
leavings — [lēv′iŋz] pl.n. [< LEAVE1] things left over; leftovers, remnants, refuse, etc … English World dictionary
leavings — noun plural Date: 14th century remnants, residue … New Collegiate Dictionary
leavings — Synonyms and related words: afterglow, afterimage, balance, bones, butt, butt end, candle ends, chaff, culm, deadwood, debris, detritus, dishwater, draff, dregs, dust, end, fag end, filings, fossil, garbage, gash, hogwash, holdover, husks, lees,… … Moby Thesaurus
leavings — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. pl. residue, leftovers, refuse, rubbish; remainder. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. remains, residue, garbage; see trash 1 , 3 . III (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun What remains after a part has been used or… … English dictionary for students
leavings — leav|ings [ˈli:vıŋz] n [plural] old fashioned things that are left because people do not want them … Dictionary of contemporary English
