Definition of "offcut"

offcut

/ˈɒfkʌt/

verb
third-person singular simple present offcuts, present participle offcutting, simple past and past participle offcut
1. (transitive) To cut off.
  Quotations
  Many stockholders operate in a restricted space and it is thus difficult to allocate much room to offcut storage.
  1971, Arthur Robert Brown, Optimum packing and depletion
  We may observe a tool mark (slice made in hot metal), showing that the smith tried to offcut a small piece of metal 30 mm long and 6 by 7 mm in section, and it is possible, given its size, that it was intended for producing a nail [...]
  2004, Hamady Bocoum, The origins of iron metallurgy in Africa
noun
plural offcuts
1. A piece that has been cut off of a larger piece when not needed; surplus.
adjective
comparative more offcut, superlative most offcut
1. Cut off.
2. Excess; surplus.
  Quotations
  The PPITB's Education Service of the Plastics Industry (ESPI) believes that if there is to be sustained use of plastics in schools, there must be some support by industry to give schools access to offcut or surplus material for project [...]
  1986, Plastics and Rubber Institute, Plastics and rubber international