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Chaff :: Chaff (n.) The scales or bracts on the receptacle, which subtend each flower in the heads of many Compositae, as the sunflower..

Ventilation :: Ventilation (n.) The act of fanning, or winnowing, for the purpose of separating chaff and dust from the grain..

Pug :: Pug (n.) Chaff; the refuse of grain.

Chaffed :: Chaffed (imp. & p. p.) of Chaf.

Tailing :: Tailing (n.) The lighter parts of grain separated from the seed threshing and winnowing; chaff.

Chafferer :: Chafferer (n.) One who chaffers; a bargainer.

Haggle :: Haggle (v. i.) To be difficult in bargaining; to stick at small matters; to chaffer; to higgle.

Chaff :: Chaff (n.) The glumes or husks of grains and grasses separated from the seed by threshing and winnowing, etc..

Chaffer :: Chaffer (v. t.) To exchange; to bandy, as words..

Chaffern :: Chaffern (v. t.) A vessel for heating water.

Twink :: Twink (n.) The chaffinch.

Receptacular :: Receptacular (a.) Pertaining to the receptacle, or growing on it; as, the receptacular chaff or scales in the sunflower..

Chaffy :: Chaffy (a.) Resembling chaff; composed of light dry scales.

Chaffy :: Chaffy (a.) Bearing or covered with dry scales, as the under surface of certain ferns, or the disk of some composite flowers..

Quiz :: Quiz (v. t.) To puzzle; to banter; to chaff or mock with pretended seriousness of discourse; to make sport of, as by obscure questions..

Pulu :: Pulu (n.) A vegetable substance consisting of soft, elastic, yellowish brown chaff, gathered in the Hawaiian Islands from the young fronds of free ferns of the genus Cibotium, chiefly C. Menziesii; -- used for stuffing mattresses, cushions, etc., and as an absorbent..

Thummie :: Thummie (n.) The chiff-chaff.

Robinet :: Robinet (n.) The chaffinch; -- called also roberd.

Winnew :: Winnew (n.) To separate, and drive off, the chaff from by means of wind; to fan; as, to winnow grain..

Chaffer :: Chaffer (n.) To treat or dispute about a purchase; to bargain; to haggle or higgle; to negotiate.

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