Plural of gubbing; small pieces, scraps, or miscellaneous items; remnants or waste material.
Derived from 'gubbing' (a back-formation from 'gubbins'), with -s pluralization. The word became common in British English for describing unidentified debris or scraps.
In British factories and workshops, 'gubbings' accumulated in jars—the ultimate junk drawer word that let workers dismiss leftovers as unimportant without naming them.
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