What does "shred" mean?
Shred: In general, a fragment; a piece; a particle. Shak.
Additional senses
- 2.To cut or tear into small pieces, particularly narrow and long pieces, as of cloth or leather. Chaucer.
- 3.To lop; to prune; to trim. [Obs.]
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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