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chaff
noun(chaff)
the seed coverings and other debris separated from the seed in threshing grain
chaff
noun(chaff)
something comparatively worthless
chaff
noun(chaff)
the scales borne on the receptacle among the florets in the heads of many composite plants
chaff
noun(chaff)
light jesting talk : banter
chaff
verb(chaff)
to tease good-naturedly
chaff
verb(chaff)
jest, banter
chaff
idiom(chaff)
to judge which people or things in a group are bad and which ones are good

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