Chaff Definition

chăf
chaffed, chaffing, chaffs
noun
chaffs
Thin dry bracts or scales, especially:
American Heritage
The husks of wheat or other grain separated in threshing or winnowing.
Webster's New World
Fine-cut hay or straw, used for fodder.
Webster's New World
Anything regarded as worthless.
Webster's New World
Tiny strips of metal foil used to confuse enemy radar.
Webster's New World
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verb
chaffed, chaffing, chaffs
To tease or ridicule in a good-natured way.
Webster's New World
To engage in playful teasing.
American Heritage
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Origin of Chaff

  • Old English ceaf; akin to West Frisian tsjêf, Dutch kaf, German Kaff.

    From Wiktionary

  • Middle English chaf from Old English ceaf

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • Possibly alteration of chafe or chaff

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Chaff Sentence Examples

  • These are thrown into a basket containing chaff made from the capsules.

  • It was left to the Stoics to separate the wheat from the chaff, and to assign to the words "knowledge" and "nature" a saner and more comprehensive meaning.

  • The first step, it seems, is to separate the chaff from the grain.

  • Yesterday I passed a field in which they were burning the chaff.

  • Cereal by-products - wheat chaff, maize gluten feed, rice bran.

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Words Starting With

CCHCHA

Words Ending With

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Words Starting With C and Ending With F

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