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Shred vs Moslings - What's the difference?

shred | moslings |

As nouns the difference between shred and moslings

is that shred is a long, narrow piece cut or torn off; a strip while moslings is thin shreds of leather shaved off while dressing skins.

As a verb shred

is to cut or tear into narrow and long pieces or strips.

shred

English

(wikipedia shred)

Noun

(en noun)
  • A long, narrow piece cut or torn off; a strip.
  • * Francis Bacon
  • shreds of tanned leather
  • In general, a fragment; a piece; a particle; a very small amount.
  • There isn't a shred of evidence to support his claims.
    (Shakespeare)

    Synonyms

    * See also .

    Verb

  • To cut or tear into narrow and long pieces or strips.
  • (Chaucer)
  • *
  • (obsolete) To lop; to prune; to trim.
  • (snowboarding) To ride aggressively.
  • (bodybuilding) To drop fat and water weight before a competition.
  • (music, slang) To play very fast (especially guitar solos in rock and metal genres).
  • Derived terms

    * shredder

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    moslings

    English

    Noun

    (en-plural noun)
  • Thin shreds of leather shaved off while dressing skins.
  • (Simmonds)
    (Webster 1913)