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paring

7 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. paring (noun)
  2. pare (verb)
  3. paring chisel (noun)
  4. paring gouge (noun)
  5. paring iron (noun)
  6. paring knife (noun)
  7. apple paring (noun)

paring

noun

Definition of PARING

1
: the act of cutting away an edge or surface
2
: something pared off <apple parings>
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First Known Use of PARING

14th century

Rhymes with PARING

airing, bearing, Bering, daring, fairing, flaring, glaring, herring, sparing, tearing, wearing

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