tailing

noun

• 1 (tailings) the residue of something, especially ore: tailings from the mine may contaminate local waterways
• [mass noun] grain or flour of inferior quality.

• 2 [mass noun] the action of cutting the stalks or ends off fruit or vegetables:the green beans only needed topping and tailing

• 3the part of a beam or projecting brick or stone embedded in a wall.