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draff
[ draf ]
noun
- dregs, as in a brewing process; lees; refuse.
draff
/ dræf /
noun
- the residue of husks after fermentation of the grain used in brewing, used as a food for cattle
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Derived Forms
- ˈdraffy, adjective
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Other Words From
- draffy adjective
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Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
Origin of draff1
C13: from Old Norse draf; related to Old High German trebir, Russian drob fragment; see drivel
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Example Sentences
Tyrwhitt and Bell print drafty, explained by full of draff or refuse.
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Draff, draf, n. dregs: the refuse of malt that has been brewed from.
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They are the draff and offal of a bygone age, and we will not have them obtruded here.
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"Guid faith, it's a true sayin, 'The fat sow gets a' the draff,'" rejoined Janet.
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This promontory seemed to serve as an appendix for the draff of the neighborhood's rubbish.
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