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noun
1.
the husks of grains and grasses that are separated during threshing.
2.
straw cut up for fodder.
3.
worthless matter; refuse.
4.
the membranous, usually dry, brittle bracts of the flowers of certain plants.
5.
Also called window. Military. strips of metal foil dropped by an aircraft to confuse enemy radar by creating false blips.
Origin:
before 1000; Middle English chaf, Old English ceaf; cognate with Middle Low German, Dutch kaf
before 1000; Middle English chaf, Old English ceaf; cognate with Middle Low German, Dutch kaf
Related forms
chaff·less, adjective
chaff·like, adjective
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Chaff
is always a great word to know.
So is zedonk. Does it mean:
| the offspring of a zebra and a donkey. |
| a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal. |
Example Sentences
- Unfortunately, the really serious offenses were lost in the chaff.
- Think of it in terms of separating the wheat from the chaff.
- In fact, now the problem was finding the wheat from the chaff.
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verb (used with object), verb (used without object)
1.
to mock, tease, or jest in a good-natured way; banter: She chaffed him for working late. They joked and chaffed with each other.
noun
2.
good-natured ridicule or teasing; raillery.
Origin:
1640–50; perhaps from chaff1
1640–50; perhaps from chaff1
Related forms
chaff·ing·ly, adverb
un·chaffed, adjective
un·chaff·ing, adjective
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Etymonline
Word Origin & History
chaff
O.E. ceaf, from P.Gmc. *kaf-, *kef-.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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Easton
Bible Dictionary
Chaff definition
the refuse of winnowed corn. It was usually burned (Ex. 15:7; Isa. 5:24; Matt. 3:12). This word sometimes, however, means dried grass or hay (Isa. 5:24; 33:11). Chaff is used as a figure of abortive wickedness (Ps. 1:4; Matt. 3:12). False doctrines are also called chaff (Jer. 23:28), or more correctly rendered "chopped straw." The destruction of the wicked, and their powerlessness, are likened to the carrying away of chaff by the wind (Isa. 17:13; Hos. 13:3; Zeph. 2:2).
Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary
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