shredding

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Authorities say they could not explain the sudden surge in electricity usage, nor ubiquitous sounds that could best be described as the shredding of paper.

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  1. The act of tearing or cutting into shreds; also, the act of pruning or clipping. Schredynye, of trees and other lyke, sarmentacio, sarculacio. Prompt. Parv., p. 448.
  2. That which is shred; a ragged strip; a fragment; a scrap. Yet many things in it [our form of prayer] they say are amiss, … it hath a number of short cuts or shreddings which may be better called wishes than prayers. Hooker, Eccles. Polity, v. 27.
  3. plural In carpentry, short, light pieces of timber fixed as bearers below a roof, forming a straight line with the upper side of the rafters. Also called furrings.

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  • Ever since the document-shredding, this organization has published books and articles, as well as provided writing services to companies worldwide – with the goal of clear, accurate writing.
  • When he wasn't shredding, the Artist entertained his guests in the kitchen, wearing "shoes that lighted up with red lights with each step." —  Prefix
  • They know they need to shred (shredding is a MUST), but their home shredder can't handle the volume. —  Queercents
  • I'm calling the shredding specialists today and I'll let you know what they charge for a home visit. —  Queercents
  • Commercial shredding will be available, as well as information about identity theft, child identification kits, radon testing kits and more. —  DesMoinesRegister.com - NEWS
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  1. from Middle English schredynge, Schridyng, from Anglo-Saxon screádung, verbal noun of *screádan, screádian, cut, shred: see shred, v.
 

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