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   chaff

   /tʃɑːf/

   noun

   • 1. the husks of corn or other seed separated by winnowing or threshing. Similar huskshullsbranpodsseed casesshellscapsulessheathsshucks
   • ▪ chopped hay and straw used as fodder.
   • 2. worthless things; rubbish: "he hopes to separate scientifically supported claims from pseudoscientific chaff" Similar refusewastegarbagelitterdiscarded matterdebrisdetritusscrapdrossflotsam and jetsamlumbersweepingsleavingsleftoversremainsscrapsdregsoffscouringsodds and endsmuckrubbishtrashmullockinformal:dreckjunkgrotgashdebitagerare:draffraffrafflecultchorts
   • 3. strips of metal foil released in the air to obstruct radar detection.

   Word Origin Old Englishcæf, ceaf, probably from a Germanic base meaning ‘gnaw’; related to Dutch kaf, also to chafer.

   Derivatives

   • 1. chaffy adjective

   Scrabble Points: 16

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