moslings

Meaning

1. noun Thin shreds of leather shaved off while dressing skins, which are bibulous and used for absorbing grease or oil.
2. noun ↑ “moslings, n.”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.
3. noun ↑ 1858, Peter Lund Simmonds, The Dictionary of Trade Products

Similar words

slinkskin shearling woolskin shearing gooseskin sheep-split silverskin ecdysis skiver squama