Prodigals lately come from swine keeping, from eating
draff and husks. -- Shak.
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The draff and offal of a bygone age. -- Buckle.
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Mere chaff and draff, much better burnt. -- Tennyson. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
draff|y — «DRAF ee, DRAHF », adjective, draff|i|er, draff|i|est. 1. full of draff or dregs. 2. like draff; worthless … Useful english dictionary
draff — [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 … English World dictionary
draff — 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 … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
draff — 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] * * * … Universalium
Draff 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… … Wikipedia
draff — noun dregs; the wash given to swin or cows; hogwash or waste matter … Wiktionary
draff — dræf n. draught; breeze; refuse; lees; dregs; hogwash; waste matter … English contemporary dictionary
draff — [draf] noun literary dregs or refuse. Origin ME: perh. related to Ger. Treber, Träber husks, grains , and to drivel … English new terms dictionary
draff — n. Refuse, lees, dregs, sediment, scum, rubbish, stuff, waste or worthless matter … New dictionary of synonyms
draff — /dræf/ (say draf) noun refuse, especially of malt after brewing; lees; dregs. {Middle English draf dregs} –draffy, adjective …
