moslings

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noun

Thin shreds of leather shaved off while dressing skins, which are bibulous and used for absorbing grease or oil.

“For quotations using this term, see Citations:moslings.”

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Meanings

nounmoslings pl (plural only)
  1. obsoletepluralplural onlypossiblyuncommonThin shreds of leather shaved off while dressing skins, which are bibulous and used for absorbing grease or oil.

    For quotations using this term, see Citations:moslings.

Origin

Origin uncertain: perhaps from morsel + -ing.

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APA

moslings. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/moslings

MLA

“moslings.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/moslings. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “moslings,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/moslings.

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