What is another word for chippings?

Pronunciation: [t͡ʃˈɪpɪŋz] (IPA)

When we think of the word "chippings," we might immediately associate it with small pieces of material used for decorative or practical purposes. However, there are several synonyms we can use to describe such materials. For example, "gravel" can refer to small stones used for paths or driveways, while "shards" may describe fragments of glass or ceramics. "Mulch" can refer to shredded organic matter, such as leaves or bark, used for landscaping. "Scrap" may be used to describe small pieces of metal or other materials left over from a larger project. Other words that could be used as synonyms include "crumbs," "Debris," and "granules." Regardless of the word we use, chippings remain a versatile and useful material in many different applications.

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Usage examples for Chippings

A flock of sheep in another field, huddled close together, looked like a heap of limestone chippings.
"Faces and Places"
Henry William Lucy
Such Gravy, with an Onion split in two, lying in it, whiles it is heating, and a little Pepper and Salt, and juyce of Limon or Orange, and a few chippings of light-bread, is very good Sauce for Partridges or Cocks.
"The Closet of Sir Kenelm Digby Knight Opened"
Kenelm Digby
But I found nothing but calcareous marl, or basaltic chippings and crumblings, some of cream colour, some lavender, some purple, some red-brown, some nearly black.
"Travels in the Great Desert of Sahara, in the Years of 1845 and 1846"
James Richardson

Famous quotes with Chippings

  • He saw that all the struggles of life were incessant, laborious, painful, that nothing was done quickly, without labor, that it had to undergo a thousand fondlings, revisings, moldings, addings, removings, graftings, tearings, correctings, smoothings, rebuildings, reconsiderings, nailings, tackings, chippings, hammerings, hoistings, connectings — all the poor fumbling uncertain incompletions of human endeavor.the house stood, and other men lived in it and were sheltered well in it.
    Jack Kerouac

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