Object

• rod: The traditional coiled spring pithing rod regularly collected a build-up of brain matter.

• animal: He occasionally pithed animals but had much less exposure than other abattoir workers and was essentially a stockman.

Converse of object

• remove: Peel into a bowl the rinds of three lemons, cut very thin and with the pith removed.

• discard: Zest and juice the lemon, discarding the pith and seeds.

• take: Pretty dirty things Caroline Boucher gets a handle on heavy-duty pots and pans and a powerful juicer that really takes the pith.

• have: Sambar antler is strong and heavy, having very little pith, and can be worked more extensively than most others.

Adjective modifier

• white: Quarter the peppers, remove the stem and white pith and lay them skin side upwards on a foil lined grill pan.

• bitter: If using the zest, scrub the skin thoroughly and avoid cutting or grating too deeply - the bitter white pith is best avoided.

• soft: The soft pith from inside the tough stems was cut into long strips.

• central: Cut the red peppers in half, cut out the central white pith and seeds, chop the peppers into smallish pieces.

• elder: Elder pith could be hollowed out to leave a tube suitable for the making of a toy gun.

Modifies a noun

• necrosis: Pith necrosis symptoms developed on inoculated plants in 7 days. No symptoms developed on negative control plants.

• helmet: Showing two men in pith helmets seated in the shade of some trees.

• ball: Demonstrations using pith balls and a Van de Graaf generator help to illustrate the principles presented.

Preposition: of

• tree: Rice paper Edible paper made from the pith of a Chinese tree.

• plant: It was manufactured from the pith of the papyrus plant, which then grew plentifully in the Nile.

Preposition: from

• grapefruit: With a sharp knife, remove the skin and pith from the grapefruit.

• pepper: Remove the seeds and pith from the red pepper and slice into 4 pieces.

• orange: Remove and discard all the rind and pith from the remaining orange and slice the flesh.