Get some small sawdust shavings from a workbench etc. From Wordnik.com. [Easy Fire Starter: Sawdust Paddies] Reference
Can whittling shavings from a stick make you a better carver?. From Wordnik.com. [Blogging vs writing] Reference
I have fairly frequent cravings for shavings from the delicious ground-meat cylinders, like, pretty much every time I pass by a cart. From Wordnik.com. [53rd & 6th “Imposter” Cart Named One of the Longest Food Lines in NYC | Midtown Lunch - Finding Lunch in the Food Wasteland of NYC's Midtown Manhattan] Reference
He stretched out as if the shavings were a comfortable bed, and he slept until the next morning. From Wordnik.com. [Tales From The Secret Annex]
I can't resist a tossed salad in creamy dressing and this one came with abundant parmesan shavings which is always a plus. From Wordnik.com. [Midtown Lunch] Reference
The shavings pointed to two, then five, then zero. From Wordnik.com. [Divining Plate] Reference
Good white Soap in fine shavings, three pounds; Balm. From Wordnik.com. [One Thousand Secrets of Wise and Rich Men Revealed] Reference
This stem is hollow, and is filled with fine birch shavings. From Wordnik.com. [Tobacco; Its History, Varieties, Culture, Manufacture and Commerce] Reference
Saltpetre one teaspoonful, Shaving Soap in shavings one ounce. From Wordnik.com. [One Thousand Secrets of Wise and Rich Men Revealed] Reference
We shall try a match in the same way, also some thin shavings. From Wordnik.com. [Ontario Teachers' Manuals: Household Management] Reference
He introduced sand and plaster, wood shavings and metal filings. From Wordnik.com. [Braque] Reference
"Yes, it is -- a great heap of shavings, a big mountain of them.". From Wordnik.com. [Dave Dashaway and His Hydroplane] Reference
The floorboards are peeling back, curling like pencil shavings. From Wordnik.com. [These Dreams We Are Having] Reference
Next, gouging devices start to thin the reed, taking tiny shavings. From Wordnik.com. [Oboist Liang Wang: His Reeds Come First] Reference
Top with a few lemon shavings and you look like a Foodie Rock Star!. From Wordnik.com. [Courtney Cachet: Cachet Style File: The Chic Tasting Party] Reference
"We landed on a heap of shavings in a city factory yard," explained. From Wordnik.com. [Dave Dashaway and His Hydroplane] Reference
The pinking shears bit into the wool, leaving tiny ant-like shavings on the ground. From Wordnik.com. [Relics] Reference
He followed Dave and Hiram, however, as they led the way back to the heap of shavings. From Wordnik.com. [Dave Dashaway and His Hydroplane] Reference
If you really want to know what Mike Shanahan is made of, the answer is: metal shavings. From Wordnik.com. [Mike Shanahan takes his life's work to D.C. and Washington Redskins] Reference
I rub out sections of my being& make from the shavings a powder that I pour into his ear. From Wordnik.com. [The Replacement] Reference
After about fifteen minutes, the shavings eventually spelled out “Hezekiah pilfered it.”. From Wordnik.com. [Divining Plate] Reference
He crossed the wide drive, battered in a door, looked in at a floor covered with wood shavings. From Wordnik.com. [It Could Be Anything] Reference
And use mulches such as pine shavings or gravel to minimize water evaporation and keep weeds at bay. From Wordnik.com. [Gardening Without a Sprinkler] Reference
"Yes, and what?" inquired Hiram, brushing the loose bits of shavings from his soaked tarpaulin coat. From Wordnik.com. [Dave Dashaway and His Hydroplane] Reference
The shavings which fill the barrel must be soaked three or four days in good vinegar before they are put in. From Wordnik.com. [Young's Demonstrative Translation of Scientific Secrets] Reference
Suddenly, the shavings joined together and floated to the edges of the plate until it spelled out “Yes.”. From Wordnik.com. [Divining Plate] Reference
Finally, he takes the shavings and soaks up the stuff in the little metal dish with them, wiping the dish clean. From Wordnik.com. [Another Etiquette Lesson from the Jungle] Reference
"Sorry — fancy restaurants use green onion ferns, or cucumber spirals, or carrot shavings.". From Wordnik.com. [Jack Garner, Parsley Farmer] Reference
Each afternoon we sit and carve, creating a pile of shavings that the kitten and the kids distribute all over the place. From Wordnik.com. [A life less ordinary: Tobias Jones] Reference
These are better than the old grinder shredders or choppers, as shavings are so thin and soft they just melt in hot liquid. From Wordnik.com. [Northern Nut Growers Association Report of the Proceedings at the 41st Annual Meeting Pleasant Valley, New York, August 28, 29 and 30, 1950] Reference
Special preliminary treatment was given to hard, woody materials like sugarcane, millet stumps, wood shavings and waste paper. From Wordnik.com. [Organic Gardener's Composting] Reference
Then he takes a handful of curly bamboo shavings, which are about as fine as rough steel wool, and toasts them over the fire. From Wordnik.com. [Another Etiquette Lesson from the Jungle] Reference
He looked down at the metal shavings floating in the water he had in the plate and said aloud, “Will these nails hold true?”. From Wordnik.com. [Divining Plate] Reference
• In colder climates, dig up tender summer bulbs and store them in a bag of wood shavings or peat moss in the garage for the winter. From Wordnik.com. [Annie Spiegelman: Time to Get Dirty: Autumn Chores in the Garden] Reference
The bags can be homemade, from old carpets, or old mattresses, or even from shavings or hay, stuffed into little calico or canvas pillows. From Wordnik.com. [Healthful Sports for Boys] Reference
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