Read full poem →Song—Willie Chalmers
Reply To A Trimming Epistle Received From A Tailor
The Brigs Of Ayr
Dictionary Entry
To reduce slightly; to cut; especially, to remove excess.
In a Sentence
“A ranch steak is usually trimmed of all excess fat.”
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Common Phrases
. trimmingoff trimming
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Poetry examples for “trimming”
Excerpts from the ReadingWillow English Library collection.
Read full poem →Ijmg, proveth oftenest of al a well ordered man ; so of an
unfit and staffysh bow with good trimming, muste nedes
folowe alwayes a stedfast shotynge bowe.