offcut
noun
off·cut
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Definition of offcut
chiefly British
: something that is cut off (such as a waste piece of lumber)
Examples of offcut in a Sentence
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Bogenmann says cooks use the offcuts from the restaurant for snacks, while the brews incorporate things such as fruit rinds and surplus herbs. — Mark Johanson, Twin Cities, "Refshaleoen: Meet the trendiest neighborhood in Europe you’ve never heard of," 6 July 2019 Inside, an open, minimalist floorplan includes a stove, bathroom, and two lofted sleeping platforms on either end reached by two separate staircases (made from plywood offcuts). — Lauren Ro, Curbed, "Tiny prefab mobile home was built from salvaged materials," 2 Apr. 2018 Ong, a former creative director at Jimmy Choo, left her career in luxury goods to start an eponymous label that produces shoes from upcycled rubber, leather offcuts, charcoal and bamboo. — Tf Chan, Fortune, "'It's Crazy, We've Had Enough.' Designers Need to Tackle the Environmental Mess They've Made," 8 Mar. 2018 Created using offcuts from larger stones Young was using elsewhere in her work, the jewels were featured in the runway show for Beckham’s Autumn/Winter 2017 collection. — Charlotte Owen, A-LIST, "Victoria Beckham collaborates with sculptor Emily Young," 15 Sep. 2017 Sections of leather offcuts sit on a storage cabinet at the Dunhill leather workshop in London. — Bloomberg.com, "Look Inside the London Workshop That Still Makes Doctor Bags," 26 July 2017These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'offcut.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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offcut
noun
English Language Learners Definition of offcut
chiefly British
: a piece of wood, cloth, etc., that remains after a larger piece is removed
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