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Chaffing :: Chaffing (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Chaf.

Wheatbird :: Wheatbird (n.) A bird that feeds on wheat, especially the chaffinch..

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

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

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..

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

Spinnaker :: Spink (n.) The chaffinch.

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

Chaffless :: Chaffless (a.) Without chaff.

Chaffy :: Chaffy (a.) Light or worthless as chaff.

Chaffinch :: Chaffinch (n.) A bird of Europe (Fringilla coelebs), having a variety of very sweet songs, and highly valued as a cage bird; -- called also copper finch..

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

Chaffwax :: Chaffwax (n.) Formerly a chancery officer who fitted wax for sealing writs and other documents.

Scobby :: Scobby (n.) The chaffinch.

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

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..

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

Bran :: Bran (n.) The broken coat of the seed of wheat, rye, or other cereal grain, separated from the flour or meal by sifting or bolting; the coarse, chaffy part of ground grain..

Sheldaple :: Sheldaple (n.) A chaffinch.

Chaff :: Chaff (n.) Anything of a comparatively light and worthless character; the refuse part of anything.

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