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chaff(1) (iou)



chaff noun1 & verb1.

A. noun.
The husks of corn etc. separated from the grain by threshing or winnowing. OE.
Cut hay (and straw) used for feeding cattle. OE.
transf. Refuse, worthless stuff or residue. LME.
Botany. Thin dry bracts or scales, esp. the bracts at the base of the florets in plants of the composite family. L18.
Strips of metal foil released in the air to obstruct radar detection. M20.
Phrases: be caught with chaff be easily deceived or trapped. separate the wheat from the chaff fig. distinguish good from bad.
Comb.: chaff-cutter a machine for cutting hay and straw.
b. verb trans. Cut (hay etc.) for fodder. L19.