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Rarechaff
The correct spelling is chaff.
How to pronounce chaff
noun
IPA: /tʃæf/
Say it like: Cha-ff
The correct spelling is chaff. The inedible parts of a grain-producing plant. For example: "To separate out the chaff, early cultures tossed baskets of grain into the air and let the wind blow away the lighter chaff."
Usage Examples
“To separate out the chaff, early cultures tossed baskets of grain into the air and let the wind blow away the lighter chaff.”
Meanings
noun
- 1.The inedible parts of a grain-producing plant.
- 2.Straw or hay cut up fine for the food of cattle.
- 3.Any excess or unwanted material, resource, or person; anything worthless.
- 4.Light jesting talk; banter; raillery.
- 5.Loose material, e.g. small strips of aluminum foil dropped from aircraft, intended to interfere with radar detection.
verb
- 1.To use light, idle language by way of fun or ridicule; to banter.
- 2.To make fun of; to turn into ridicule by addressing in ironical or bantering language; to quiz.
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