Definition

1. Noun:
   • Wood shavings: Thin, curled pieces of wood removed by a plane or similar tool during woodworking. This is the primary and most common meaning.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Anh ấy quét đống giăm bào trên sàn nhà xưởng. (He swept up the pile of wood shavings from the workshop floor.)
  • Giăm bào thường được dùng để nhóm lửa. (Wood shavings are often used to start a fire.)

Advanced Usage

• The term "giăm bào" specifically denotes the thin, often curled waste material produced by planing wood. It is not typically used for sawdust (mùn cưa), which is finer and produced by sawing.

Variants and Related Words

• Dăm bào (n): An alternate, equally common spelling with the same meaning.
  • Túi dăm bào được dùng để đóng gói đồ dễ vỡ. (A bag of wood shavings is used to pack fragile items.)

Synonyms

• Shavings: The direct English equivalent, most commonly understood as "wood shavings."
• Planing waste: A more technical term for the material.

Related Idioms

• There are no common idioms directly using "giăm bào". Its usage is almost entirely literal, confined to contexts involving woodworking, carpentry, or packaging.

1. Shavings (of wood)