Definition of chaff

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

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Whitewing :: Whitewing (n.) The chaffinch; -- so called from the white bands on the wing.
Ventilation :: Ventilation (n.) The act of fanning, or winnowing, for the purpose of separating chaff and dust from the grain..
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..
Wheatsel Bird :: Wheatsel bird () The male of the chaffinch.
Fan :: Fan (n.) To winnow; to separate chaff from, and drive it away by a current of air; as, to fan wheat..
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..
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.) Bearing or covered with dry scales, as the under surface of certain ferns, or the disk of some composite flowers..
Chaffer :: Chaffer (n.) One who chaffs.
Twink :: Twink (n.) The chaffinch.
Scobby :: Scobby (n.) The chaffinch.
Cheapen :: Cheapen (v. t.) To ask the price of; to bid, bargain, or chaffer for..
Acerose :: Acerose (a.) Having the nature of chaff; chaffy.
Chaffed :: Chaffed (imp. & p. p.) of Chaf.
Chaffer :: Chaffer (v. t.) To exchange; to bandy, as words..
Chaffless :: Chaffless (a.) Without chaff.
Chaffer :: Chaffer (n.) To talk much and idly; to chatter.
Robinet :: Robinet (n.) The chaffinch; -- called also roberd.
Glumelle :: Glumelle (n.) One of the pelets or inner chaffy scales of the flowers or spikelets of grasses.
Shrape :: Shrape (n.) A place baited with chaff to entice birds.
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