Definition of "discards" [discards]

• Plural form of discard. (noun)

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• "These were discards from a local church event several years ago, and we never expected them to last so long."
• "And this should include measures to constrain discards and illegal catches, he said."
• "Fishermen who take up the experimental on-board camera scheme will have to fit three strategically-placed cameras on their vessels, including one in the hold where the catches are loaded, and one positioned to monitor for "discards" - the throwing back of mature fish, usually dead."