Definition of chaff

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

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Chaffer :: Chaffer (v. t.) To exchange; to bandy, as words..
Dicker :: Dicker (n.) A chaffering, barter, or exchange, of small wares; as, to make a dicker..
Wheatbird :: Wheatbird (n.) A bird that feeds on wheat, especially the chaffinch..
Chaffery :: Chaffery (n.) Traffic; bargaining.
Palea :: Palea (n.) The interior chaff or husk of grasses.
Chaff :: Chaff (v. t.) To make fun of; to turn into ridicule by addressing in ironical or bantering language; to quiz.
Cheapen :: Cheapen (v. t.) To ask the price of; to bid, bargain, or chaffer for..
Higgle :: Higgle (v. i.) To chaffer; to stickle for small advantages in buying and selling; to haggle.
Chaffwax :: Chaffwax (n.) Formerly a chancery officer who fitted wax for sealing writs and other documents.
Haggle :: Haggle (v. i.) To be difficult in bargaining; to stick at small matters; to chaffer; to higgle.
Spinnaker :: Spink (n.) The chaffinch.
Chafewax :: Chafewax (n.) Alt. of Chaffwa.
Shilfa :: Shilfa (n.) The chaffinch; -- so named from its call note.
Chaffer :: Chaffer (n.) Bargaining; merchandise.
Goatsucker :: Goatsucker (n.) One of several species of insectivorous birds, belonging to Caprimulgus and allied genera, esp. the European species (Caprimulgus Europaeus); -- so called from the mistaken notion that it sucks goats. The European species is also goat-milker, goat owl, goat chaffer, fern owl, night hawk, nightjar, night churr, churr-owl, gnat hawk, and dorhawk..
Chaffing :: Chaffing (n.) The use of light, frivolous language by way of fun or ridicule; raillery; banter..
Pug :: Pug (n.) Chaff; the refuse of grain.
Chaffy :: Chaffy (a.) Resembling chaff; composed of light dry scales.
Sheldaple :: Sheldaple (n.) A chaffinch.
Fringilla :: Fringilla (a.) A genus of birds, with a short, conical, pointed bill. It formerly included all the sparrows and finches, but is now restricted to certain European finches, like the chaffinch and brambling..
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