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shredding |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Shred \Shred\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Shred} or {Shredded}; p. pr & vb n. {Shredding}.] [OE. shreden schreden AS scre['a]dian; akin to OD schrooden OHG. scr?tan, G. schroten See {Shred}, n.] 1. To cut or tear into small pieces, particularly narrow and long pieces, as of cloth or leather. --Chaucer. 2. To lop; to prune; to trim. [Obs.] From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Shredding \Shred"ding\, n. 1. The act of cutting or tearing into shreds. 2. That which is cut or torn off a piece. --Hooker.
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