Chaff :: Chaff (n.) The glumes or husks of grains and grasses separated from the seed by threshing and winnowing, etc..

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

Chaff :: Chaff (n.) Straw or hay cut up fine for the food of cattle.

Chaff :: Chaff (n.) Light jesting talk; banter; raillery.

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

Chaff :: Chaff (v. i.) To use light, idle language by way of fun or ridicule; to banter..

Chaff :: Chaff (v. t.) To make fun of; to turn into ridicule by addressing in ironical or bantering language; to quiz.

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

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

Chaffer :: Chaffer (n.) Bargaining; merchandise.

Chaffer :: Chaffer (n.) To treat or dispute about a purchase; to bargain; to haggle or higgle; to negotiate.

Chaffer :: Chaffer (n.) To talk much and idly; to chatter.

Chaffer :: Chaffer (v. t.) To buy or sell; to trade in.

Chaffer :: Chaffer (v. t.) To exchange; to bandy, as words..

Chaffered :: Chaffered (imp. & p. p.) of Chaffe.

Chafferer :: Chafferer (n.) One who chaffers; a bargainer.

Chaffering :: Chaffering (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Chaffe.

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

Chaffery :: Chaffery (n.) Traffic; bargaining.

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..

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

Chaffing :: Chaffing (n.) The use of light, frivolous language by way of fun or ridicule; raillery; banter..

Chaffless :: Chaffless (a.) Without chaff.

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

Chaffy :: Chaffy (a.) Abounding in, or resembling, chaff..

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

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

Chaffy :: Chaffy (a.) Bearing or covered with dry scales, as the under surface of certain ferns, or the disk of some composite flowers..

Chiff-chaff :: Chiff-chaff (n.) A species of European warbler (Sylvia hippolais); -- called also chip-chap, and pettychaps..

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