paring
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English
Definitions
verb
- To remove the outer covering or skin of something with a cutting device, typically a knife“Victor pared some apples in preparation to make a tart.”
- (often with down or back) to reduce, diminish or trim gradually something as if by cutting off“Albert had to pare his options down by disregarding anything beyond his meager budget.”
- To trim the hoof of a horse
noun
- A fragment or shaving that has been pared.
- The cutting off of the surface of grassland for tillage.
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