Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Shredding"
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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