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shred

1. shred \'shred, esp South 'sred\ n [ME shrede, fr. OE scre-ade; akin to 
   OHG scro-t piece c]ut off, L scrupus sharp stone, OE scieran to cut - more 
   at SHEAR : a long narrow strip cut or torn off : PARTICLE, SCRAP 
2. shred vb or shred.ded;  or shred.ding archaic  1: to cut off  2: to cut 
   or tear into shreds  : to break up into shreds  - shred.der n