kitchenings

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kitchenings

  1. plural of kitchening

Noun[edit]

kitchenings pl (plural only)

  1. Scraps of food waste, especially that used for compost.
    • 1972, Poet Lore - Volumes 67-68, page 116:
      'Sister me, sister me," she said To John Annex, gardener and graveskeeper, Who carted the kitchenings to mulch the flowers.
    • 1984, Rhoda Lerman, The Book of the Night, page 52:
      "Wild spores," Muncas added as if in explanation, wrapped a lump as large as his head in a cheesecloth, nodded at me, and carried his bundle to the kitchenings.

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