draff

[ draf ]

/ dræf /

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noun

dregs, as in a brewing process; lees; refuse.

Origin of draff

1175–1225; Middle English draf; cognate with Icelandic, Dutch draf; akin to Dutch drab (see drab²), German Treber draff

OTHER WORDS FROM draff

draffy, adjective

Words nearby draff

Dracula, Count, dracunculiasis, Dracunculus, Dracut, draegerman, draff, draft, draft animal, draft beer, draft board, draft chair

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Example sentences from the Web for draff

It may prove "nothing worth, mere chaff and draff much better burnt," but many friends have insisted they found it interesting.
The Thirteenth|James J. Walsh
Tyrwhitt and Bell print drafty, explained by full of draff or refuse.
Chaucer's Works, Volume 5 (of 7) -- Notes to the Canterbury Tales|Geoffrey Chaucer
They are the draff and offal of a bygone age, and we will not have them obtruded here.
History of Civilization in England, Vol. 3 of 3|Henry Thomas Buckle
In the result, Wallace's body was tossed over the wall into 'a draff midden,' presumably lifeless.
Sir William Wallace|A. F. Murison

Draff, draf, n. dregs: the refuse of malt that has been brewed from.
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D)|Various

British Dictionary definitions for draff

draff

/ (dræf) /

noun

the residue of husks after fermentation of the grain used in brewing, used as a food for cattle

Derived forms of draff

draffy, adjective

Word Origin for draff

C13: from Old Norse draf; related to Old High German trebir, Russian drob fragment; see drivel

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单词	draff
释义	draff [ draf ] / dræf / SEE SYNONYMS FOR draff ON THESAURUS.COM noun dregs, as in a brewing process; lees; refuse. Origin of draff 1175–1225; Middle English draf; cognate with Icelandic, Dutch draf; akin to Dutch drab (see drab²), German Treber draff OTHER WORDS FROM draff draffy, adjective Words nearby draff Dracula, Count, dracunculiasis, Dracunculus, Dracut, draegerman, draff, draft, draft animal, draft beer, draft board, draft chair Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for draff It may prove "nothing worth, mere chaff and draff much better burnt," but many friends have insisted they found it interesting. The Thirteenth\|James J. Walsh Tyrwhitt and Bell print drafty, explained by full of draff or refuse. Chaucer's Works, Volume 5 (of 7) -- Notes to the Canterbury Tales\|Geoffrey Chaucer They are the draff and offal of a bygone age, and we will not have them obtruded here. History of Civilization in England, Vol. 3 of 3\|Henry Thomas Buckle In the result, Wallace's body was tossed over the wall into 'a draff midden,' presumably lifeless. Sir William Wallace\|A. F. Murison Draff, draf, n. dregs: the refuse of malt that has been brewed from. Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D)\|Various British Dictionary definitions for draff draff / (dræf) / noun the residue of husks after fermentation of the grain used in brewing, used as a food for cattle Derived forms of draff draffy, adjective Word Origin for draff C13: from Old Norse draf; related to Old High German trebir, Russian drob fragment; see drivel Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to draff drench, hogwash, slop, garbage, wash, drink, mash, flood, guzzle, raft, swash, rinse, fill, residue, lees, dirt, slag, waste, settlings, deposits
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draff

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noun

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