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  • noun Plural form of pruning.

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Examples

  • Traditionally the paella would have been prepared over a fire of vine or orange tree prunings but, as chef Alberto Herráiz – who has just published a book entitled Paella and thus has some claim to be an expert on the subject – explains, the ability to control the degree of heat precisely when cooking over wood or charcoal calls for great skills and forms part of the paellero's inherited knowhow.

    How to cook the perfect paella 2011

  • Bags of peach prunings wait to be made into a thatched roof for the pergola that will soon be added over the ipe deck.

    A Peach of a Place Sarah Tilton 2011

  • Save the prunings for a welcome bonfire and enjoy the end of the day with chestnuts in embers and the last of the season's potatoes.

    Gardening jobs for November Dan Pearson 2010

  • Bags of peach prunings wait to be made into a thatched roof for the pergola that will soon be added over the ipe deck.

    Sonoma Peach Retreat 2011

  • Then I stuff as many dried vine prunings as I can fit on top of the paper, all the way to the top of the kettle.

    Craig "Meathead" Goldwyn: How to Grill Great Steakhouse Steaks 2010

  • I even planted a Himrod few table grapes (the best I have ever tasted) and I save the prunings.

    Craig "Meathead" Goldwyn: How to Grill Great Steakhouse Steaks 2010

  • This garden compost contains biochar – organic waste (such as cacao husks and tree prunings) gathered by Green & Black's cocoa farmers in Belize, among others, and then baked in a kiln.

    10 sustainable foods for your shopping basket 2010

  • It was decided that we would use the prunings from these shrubs to build a nice hang out for the fairies that live here.

    Beefing Up The Fairy Gazebo « Fairegarden 2009

  • Straight away, we took some long prunings, cut from the trunk or a thicker branch to use as repair weavers and stakes.

    Beefing Up The Fairy Gazebo « Fairegarden 2009

  • The gate was constructed using the same rot resistant Chamaecyparis prunings from the Gold Mops.

    At The Gate « Fairegarden 2009

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