Meaning of Leavings | Babel Free
Definitions
A worthless and incidental residuum, such as scraps from a meal, or shavings or sawdust from wood.
plural, plural-only
Examples
“The leavings were thrown to the dogs.”
“The poor survive on the leavings of the rich and wasteful.”
“[T]he outdoor dogs […] were permitted to raven unchecked upon chicken bones, fat slices of ham, and luscious leavings of cream when the packing-up time came.”
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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