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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Scobby :: Scobby (n.) The chaffinch.
Chaff :: Chaff (n.) The scales or bracts on the receptacle, which subtend each flower in the heads of many Compositae, as the sunflower..
Spinnaker :: Spink (n.) The chaffinch.
Chaffer :: Chaffer (v. t.) To buy or sell; to trade in.
Tailing :: Tailing (n.) The lighter parts of grain separated from the seed threshing and winnowing; chaff.
Pug :: Pug (n.) Chaff; the refuse of grain.
Chaffery :: Chaffery (n.) Traffic; bargaining.
Ramenta :: Ramenta (n. pl.) Thin brownish chaffy scales upon the leaves or young shoots of some plants, especially upon the petioles and leaves of ferns..
Whitewing :: Whitewing (n.) The chaffinch; -- so called from the white bands on the wing.
Receptacular :: Receptacular (a.) Pertaining to the receptacle, or growing on it; as, the receptacular chaff or scales in the sunflower..
Fan :: Fan (n.) To winnow; to separate chaff from, and drive it away by a current of air; as, to fan wheat..
Quiz :: Quiz (v. t.) To puzzle; to banter; to chaff or mock with pretended seriousness of discourse; to make sport of, as by obscure questions..
Cheapen :: Cheapen (v. t.) To ask the price of; to bid, bargain, or chaffer for..
Winnew :: Winnew (n.) To separate, and drive off, the chaff from by means of wind; to fan; as, to winnow grain..
Chaff :: Chaff (n.) Straw or hay cut up fine for the food of cattle.
Chaffer :: Chaffer (n.) To talk much and idly; to chatter.
Higgle :: Higgle (v. i.) To chaffer; to stickle for small advantages in buying and selling; to haggle.
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.) Bargaining; merchandise.
Chaffless :: Chaffless (a.) Without chaff.
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