offcut

noun

off·​cut ˈȯf-ˌkət 

chiefly British

: something that is cut off (such as a waste piece of lumber)

Examples of offcut in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Every part of the animal ends up in a home—offcuts end up folded into croquettes, parts of all manner end up as old school charcuterie and fat from beef is turned into chicharron. — Kate Dingwall, Forbes.com, 29 June 2026

And the writer-director tips his hand by having Kakeru collect the offcuts from Otone’s architectural models and start building his own model in secret. — David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 16 May 2026

Unifi—which recycles post-industrial and post-consumer fabric waste such as offcuts, seasonal items and misprints through its Repreve Takeback program—has been an early adopter of textile-to-textile recycling. — Jennifer Bringle, Footwear News, 6 May 2026

Heating utilizes pellets made from wood offcuts from local forestry programs that would otherwise be thrown away. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Apr. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1664, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for offcut

• abut
• catgut
• chesnut
• chestnut
• donut
• doughnut
• groundnut
• haircut
• hindgut
• midgut
• precut
• rebut