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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Pettychaps :: Pettychaps (n.) Any one of several species of small European singing birds of the subfamily Sylviinae, as the willow warbler, the chiff-chaff, and the golden warbler (Sylvia hortensis)..
Spinnaker :: Spink (n.) The chaffinch.
Wheatsel Bird :: Wheatsel bird () The male of the chaffinch.
Palea :: Palea (n.) One of the chaffy scales or bractlets growing on the receptacle of many compound flowers, as the Coreopsis, the sunflower, etc..
Chaffless :: Chaffless (a.) Without chaff.
Chaffered :: Chaffered (imp. & p. p.) of Chaffe.
Chafewax :: Chafewax (n.) Alt. of Chaffwa.
Chaffer :: Chaffer (n.) One who chaffs.
Chiff-chaff :: Chiff-chaff (n.) A species of European warbler (Sylvia hippolais); -- called also chip-chap, and pettychaps..
Wetbird :: Wetbird (n.) The chaffinch, whose cry is thought to foretell rain..
Pug :: Pug (n.) Chaff; the refuse of grain.
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..
Shilfa :: Shilfa (n.) The chaffinch; -- so named from its call note.
Acerose :: Acerose (a.) Having the nature of chaff; chaffy.
Haggle :: Haggle (v. i.) To be difficult in bargaining; to stick at small matters; to chaffer; to higgle.
Chaff :: Chaff (n.) Anything of a comparatively light and worthless character; the refuse part of anything.
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..
Chaff :: Chaff (v. t.) To make fun of; to turn into ridicule by addressing in ironical or bantering language; to quiz.
Palea :: Palea (n.) The interior chaff or husk of grasses.
Ventilation :: Ventilation (n.) The act of fanning, or winnowing, for the purpose of separating chaff and dust from the grain..
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