"parings" in the noun sense
1. paring, sliver, shaving
a thin fragment or slice (especially of wood) that has been shaved from something
2. paring
usually plural) a part of a fruit or vegetable that is pared or cut off especially the skin or peel
"she could peel an apple with a single long paring"
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