- plural of shaving.
shavings
Example Sentences
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Criw Compostio picks up waste, as well as wood shavings from a carpentry business and used rabbit and guinea pig bedding from pet owners, twice a week.
From BBC ● Jul. 19, 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
Our classroom smelled faintly of pencil shavings and cafeteria biscuits.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 16, 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
Smell of them cedar shavings is nice, too, or maybe it’s the smell from Mr. Woodwell’s corncob pipe.
From "The Young Man and the Sea" by Rodman Philbrick
