单词 | cocky chaff |
释义 | > as lemmascocky chaff cocky chaff n. (also cockies' chaff) husks separated from wheat grain by threshing; wheat chaff. ΚΠ 1883 W. Thompson Let. 7 Jan. in S. Austral. Advertiser (Adelaide) 9 July 3/5 The animals were fed on ‘cockies' chaff’. 1948 J. K. Ewers For Heroes to live In 99 Harvesters bit off the wheat heads, sifted the grain and sent the cocky-chaff streaming out in a following cloud. 2002 Countryman (Perth) 16 May 31/2 He said valuable farm feed resources to the feedlot included straw.., cocky chaff.., cereal and legume hay [etc.]. < as lemmas |
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