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draff
draff (dræf) n (Brewing) the residue of husks after fermentation of the grain used in brewing, used as a food for cattle[C13: from Old Norse draf; related to Old High German trebir, Russian drob fragment; see drivel] ˈdraffy adjDraff anything thrown away—Johnson, 1755; sweepings; refuse; lees; dregs, 1205.Examples: draff of filthy errors, 1555; of stories, 1385.EncyclopediaSeepomace |