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Stramonium :: Stramineous (a.) Chaffy; like straw; straw-colored.

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..

Chaffer :: Chaffer (n.) One who chaffs.

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

Winnow :: Winnow (v. i.) To separate chaff from grain.

Wetbird :: Wetbird (n.) The chaffinch, whose cry is thought to foretell rain..

Whitewing :: Whitewing (n.) The chaffinch; -- so called from the white bands on the wing.

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

Chaffering :: Chaffering (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Chaffe.

Wheatsel Bird :: Wheatsel bird () The male of the chaffinch.

Glumelle :: Glumelle (n.) One of the pelets or inner chaffy scales of the flowers or spikelets of grasses.

Chaff :: Chaff (v. i.) To use light, idle language by way of fun or ridicule; to banter..

Chaffer :: Chaffer (n.) To talk much and idly; to chatter.

Scale :: Scale (n.) A small appendage like a rudimentary leaf, resembling the scales of a fish in form, and often in arrangement; as, the scale of a bud, of a pine cone, and the like. The name is also given to the chaff on the stems of ferns..

Falter :: Falter (v. t.) To thrash in the chaff; also, to cleanse or sift, as barley..

Chaffery :: Chaffery (n.) Traffic; bargaining.

Shilfa :: Shilfa (n.) The chaffinch; -- so named from its call note.

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..

Chaffy :: Chaffy (a.) Abounding in, or resembling, chaff..

Chafewax :: Chafewax (n.) Alt. of Chaffwa.

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