peeling
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- noun
- /ˈpiːlɪŋ/
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- She put the peelings in an old pail and left it near the door of the animal pens.
- potato peelings
- vegetable peelings
- fruit peelings
We blend it up with, you know, could be carrot peelings, other food scraps from the garden.
- We blend it up with, you know, could be carrot peelings, other food scraps from the garden.
- Next thing is with using things like banana peels and egg shells.
Examples
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He was feeding the pig some milk and apple peelings.
Fiction book (1998) -
"The black girl piled the peelings neatly up.
Fiction book (2001) -
Look at those peelings, all over the place!
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We need the peelings for our soup.
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We must take the peelings to the goats.
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Usually, I just have a bucket of carrot peelings and newspaper.
Blog text (15) -
She just picked up a handful of veggie peelings and flung them in the trash.
Fiction book (1991) -
The compost pile is full of vegetable peelings, which will break down into rich soil.
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To reduce waste, we collect all the fruit and vegetable peelings for composting.
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After making the salad, there were several peelings left on the cutting board.
Synonyms
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The thin outer part of a fruit or vegetable
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A thin piece of peel cut from fruit or vegetables
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The outer skin of a fruit or the bark of a tree
The outer skin of a fruit like a peach or grape
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Peeling comes from the verb peel, meaning to remove the outer 'skin' of a fruit or vegetable. So a peeling is the actual skin or cover that has been taken off, like an orange peeling or apple peelings in the compost.