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English Dictionary: shredding by the DICT Development Group
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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[a0]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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