kitchenings

English

Noun

kitchenings

1. plural of kitchening

Noun

kitchenings pl (plural only)

1. Scraps of food waste, especially that used for compost.
   • 1972, Poet Lore - Volumes 67-68, page 116:

     'Sister me, sister me," she said To John Annex, gardener and graveskeeper, Who carted the kitchenings to mulch the flowers.

   • 1984, Rhoda Lerman, The Book of the Night, page 52:

     "Wild spores," Muncas added as if in explanation, wrapped a lump as large as his head in a cheesecloth, nodded at me, and carried his bundle to the kitchenings.

Anagrams

• kitchen sign, thickenings