paring

[ pair-ing ]
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noun
  1. the act of a person or thing that pares.

  2. a piece or part pared off: apple parings.

Origin of paring

1
1350–1400; Middle English (gerund); see pare, -ing1

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British Dictionary definitions for paring

paring

/ (ˈpɛərɪŋ) /


noun
  1. (often plural) something pared or cut off

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