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castoff

cast·off [ kást àwf, kást òf ] (plural cast·offs)


noun 
Definition:
 
1. rejected thing or person: somebody or something that has been rejected or abandoned because no longer considered useful or attractive ( often used in the plural )
I don't want your old castoffs!

2. calculation of text length: a calculation of the length of a piece of text made before fitting copy into available space

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