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Example sentences from the Web for sweepingsLast of all, she begged a bit of frayed muslin from the sweepings for a night-dress. The Potato Child and Others|Mrs. Charles J. Woodbury They give us the sweepings of Mr Colburn's counter, and then boastfully proclaim the zeal with which they serve the public. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 62, Number 385. November, 1847.|Various They stand sponsors for the fairy child, and are rewarded with sweepings which turn to gold; also Bartsch, vol. The Science of Fairy Tales|Edwin Sidney Hartland The hearth should be about flush with the floor, for sweepings may then be brushed into the fireplace. Farmers' Bulletin 1889 - Fireplaces and Chimneys|Arthur H. Senner
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pl ndebris, litter, or refuse Words nearby sweepingssweepback, sweep check, sweeper, sweep hand, sweeping, sweepings, sweeping score, sweep off someone's feet, sweeps, sweep-saw, sweep-second Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to sweepingsdebris, waste, trash, rubbish, junk, lumber, rubble, residue, droppings, litter, sediment, scrap, sterilization, washing, sanitation, purification, sewing, housekeeping, dregs, leavings |