draff

  • 1Draff — Draff, n. [Cf. D. draf the sediment of ale, Icel. draf draff, husks. Cf. 1st {Drab}.] Refuse; lees; dregs; the wash given to swine or cows; hogwash; waste matter. [1913 Webster] Prodigals lately come from swine keeping, from eating draff and… …

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  • 2draff|y — «DRAF ee, DRAHF », adjective, draff|i|er, draff|i|est. 1. full of draff or dregs. 2. like draff; worthless …

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  • 3draff — [draf] n. [ME draf < ON, akin to Ger dial. treber (pl.), dregs < IE * dhrābh < base * dher , dirty, somber > DARK] refuse or dregs, esp. of malt after brewing …

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  • 4draff — Grain Grain (gr[=a]n), n. [F. grain, L. granum, grain, seed, small kernel, small particle. See {Corn}, and cf. {Garner}, n., {Garnet}, {Gram} the chick pea, {Granule}, {Kernel.}] [1913 Webster] 1. A single small hard seed; a kernel, especially of …

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  • 5draff — draffy, adj. /draf/, n. dregs, as in a brewing process; lees; refuse. [1175 1225; ME draf; c. Icel, D draf; akin to D drab (see DRAB2), G Treber draff] * * * …

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  • 6Draff Young — is a former National Basketball Association coach. He coached three games for the Kansas City Omaha Kings in 1973, becoming the first African American who was not a former NBA player to do so.[1] Notes ^ The Seattle Times: Sonics: Brown s hiring… …

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  • 7draff — noun dregs; the wash given to swin or cows; hogwash or waste matter …

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  • 8draff — dræf n. draught; breeze; refuse; lees; dregs; hogwash; waste matter …

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  • 9draff — [draf] noun literary dregs or refuse. Origin ME: perh. related to Ger. Treber, Träber husks, grains , and to drivel …

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  • 10draff — n. Refuse, lees, dregs, sediment, scum, rubbish, stuff, waste or worthless matter …

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