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moslings

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Etymology

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Origin uncertain: perhaps from morsel +‎ -ing.[1]

Noun

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moslings pl (plural only)

  1. Thin shreds of leather shaved off while dressing skins.[2]

References

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  1. ^ moslings, n.”, in OED Online Paid subscription required, Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.
  2. ^ 1858, Peter Lund Simmonds, The Dictionary of Trade Products