skimming

[ skim-ing ]

/ ˈskɪm ɪŋ /

Usually skimmings. something that is removed by skimming.

skimmings, Metallurgy. dross.

Slang. the practice of concealing gambling or other profits so as to avoid paying taxes, commissions, etc.

Origin of skimming

First recorded in 1400–50, skimming is from the late Middle English word skemmyng. See skim, -ing¹

The molasses and skimmings were sent for, sale to Batavia, where one distillery might buy the produce of a hundred estates.

Thoughts On The Necessity Of Improving The Condition Of The Slaves |Thomas Clarkson
Skimmings comprise the matters separated from the cane juice during the processes of defecation and evaporation.

A Practical Handbook on the Distillation of Alcohol from Farm Products |F. B. Wright
The slight tension in Maurices voice and look yielded to her swallow-like darts and skimmings; over deep waters perhaps.

Paths of Judgement |Anne Douglas Sedgwick
This method of disposing of the skimmings was suggested by Mr. Parkinson.

Scientific American Supplement, No. 633, February 18, 1888 |Various

(f) The skimmings and very dilute latex, coagulated with excess of acid.

The Preparation of Plantation Rubber |Sidney Morgan

skimmings

/ (ˈskɪmɪŋz) /

material that is skimmed off a liquid

the froth containing concentrated ore removed during a flotation process

slag, scum, or impurities removed from molten metals