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  2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishCHAFF | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    to be or become annoyed or lose patience, often because of rules or limits: Scientists chaffed at the restriction, saying it would slow down crucial medical research. Local residents have chaffed under some of the changes.

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  3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › chaffChaff Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    The meaning of CHAFF is the seed coverings and other debris separated from the seed in threshing grain. How to use chaff in a sentence.

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  5. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › chaffChaff - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    The chaff is the husk surrounding a seed, the part of the grain that is generally thrown away. In cereal crops like rice, barley, oats, and wheat, the seed — the part of the plant that we eat — is surrounded by a husk.

  6. www.dictionary.com › browse › chaffCHAFF Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    noun. the mass of husks, etc, separated from the seeds during threshing. finely cut straw and hay used to feed cattle. something of little worth; rubbish (esp in the phrase separate the wheat from the chaff ) the dry membranous bracts enclosing the flowers of certain composite plants.

  7. www.thefreedictionary.com › chaffChaff - definition of chaff by The Free Dictionary

    n. 1. Botany Thin dry bracts or scales, especially: a. The dry bracts enclosing mature grains of wheat and some other cereal grasses, removed during threshing. b. The scales or bracts borne on the receptacle among the small individual flowers of many plants in the composite family. 2. Finely cut straw or hay used as fodder. 3.

  8. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishCHAFF definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    noun. 1. the mass of husks, etc, separated from the seeds during threshing. 2. finely cut straw and hay used to feed cattle. 3. something of little worth; rubbish (esp in the phrase separate the wheat from the chaff) 4. the dry membranous bracts enclosing the flowers of certain composite plants.

  9. www.oed.com › dictionary › chaff_n1chaff, n.¹ meanings, etymology and more | Oxford English ...

    What does the noun chaff mean? There are seven meanings listed in OED's entry for the noun chaff. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. chaff has developed meanings and uses in subjects including. plants (Old English) agriculture (Old English) brickmaking (Old English) air force (1940s) radar (1940s) See meaning & use.