tailings

== English == === Noun === tailings plural of tailing === Noun === tailings pl (plural only) (mining) The waste that remains after the minerals have been extracted from an ore by ore dressing; the waste from coal mining. Synonyms: mullock, culm Hypernym: spoils Meronym: culm Coordinate terms: overburden, gangue, gob, goaf; slimes (alcohol production) The weak feints, the last fraction of product obtained at the end of distillation, typically impure and containing fusel oils. Synonyms: tail, tails (agriculture) Inferior or damaged grain, as well as seeds of other plants (weeds), removed from grain before milling or sowing. ==== Translations ====