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chaff
(encz) | chaff,plevy n: Zdeněk Brož |
chaff
(encz) | chaff,škádlení n: PetrV |
chaff
(encz) | chaff,šmejd n: PetrV |
Chaff
(gcide) | Chaff \Chaff\, n. [AC. ceaf; akin to D. kaf, G. kaff.]
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1. The glumes or husks of grains and grasses separated from
the seed by threshing and winnowing, etc.
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So take the corn and leave the chaff behind.
--Dryden.
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Old birds are not caught with caff. --Old Proverb.
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2. Anything of a comparatively light and worthless character;
the refuse part of anything.
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The chaff and ruin of the times. --Shak.
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3. Straw or hay cut up fine for the food of cattle.
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By adding chaff to his corn, the horse must take
more time to eat it. In this way chaff is very
useful. --Ywatt.
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4. Light jesting talk; banter; raillery.
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5. (Bot.) The scales or bracts on the receptacle, which
subtend each flower in the heads of many Composit[ae], as
the sunflower. --Gray.
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Chaff cutter, a machine for cutting, up straw, etc., into
"chaff" for the use of cattle.
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Chaff
(gcide) | Chaff \Chaff\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Chaffed; p. pr. & vb. n.
Chaffing.]
To use light, idle language by way of fun or ridicule; to
banter.
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Chaff
(gcide) | Chaff \Chaff\, v. t.
To make fun of; to turn into ridicule by addressing in
ironical or bantering language; to quiz.
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Morgan saw that his master was chaffing him.
--Thackeray.
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A dozen honest fellows . . . chaffed each other about
their sweethearts. --C. Kingsley.
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chaff
(wn) | chaff
n 1: material consisting of seed coverings and small pieces of
stem or leaves that have been separated from the seeds
[syn: chaff, husk, shuck, stalk, straw,
stubble]
2: foil in thin strips; ejected into the air as a radar
countermeasure
v 1: be silly or tease one another; "After we relaxed, we just
kidded around" [syn: kid, chaff, jolly, josh,
banter] |
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chaffer
(encz) | chaffer,dohadovat v: Zdeněk Brožchaffer,handrkování n: Zdeněk Brožchaffer,handrkovat se Zdeněk Brožchaffer,smlouvání n: Zdeněk Brožchaffer,smlouvat v: Zdeněk Brož |
chaffey
(encz) | Chaffey,Chaffey n: [jmén.] příjmení Zdeněk Brož a automatický překlad |
chaffinch
(encz) | chaffinch,pěnkava Jaroslav Šedivý |
chafflike
(encz) | chafflike, adj: |
chaffweed
(encz) | chaffweed, n: |
chaffy
(encz) | chaffy,bezcenný adj: Zdeněk Brožchaffy,plevový adj: Zdeněk Brož |
schaffner
(encz) | Schaffner,Schaffner n: [jmén.] příjmení Zdeněk Brož a automatický
překlad |
separate the wheat from the chaff
(encz) | separate the wheat from the chaff,oddělit zrno od plev v: [fráz.] PetrV |
chaffey
(czen) | Chaffey,Chaffeyn: [jmén.] příjmení Zdeněk Brož a automatický překlad |
schaffner
(czen) | Schaffner,Schaffnern: [jmén.] příjmení Zdeněk Brož a automatický překlad |
Chaff
(gcide) | Chaff \Chaff\, n. [AC. ceaf; akin to D. kaf, G. kaff.]
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1. The glumes or husks of grains and grasses separated from
the seed by threshing and winnowing, etc.
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So take the corn and leave the chaff behind.
--Dryden.
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Old birds are not caught with caff. --Old Proverb.
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2. Anything of a comparatively light and worthless character;
the refuse part of anything.
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The chaff and ruin of the times. --Shak.
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3. Straw or hay cut up fine for the food of cattle.
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By adding chaff to his corn, the horse must take
more time to eat it. In this way chaff is very
useful. --Ywatt.
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4. Light jesting talk; banter; raillery.
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5. (Bot.) The scales or bracts on the receptacle, which
subtend each flower in the heads of many Composit[ae], as
the sunflower. --Gray.
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Chaff cutter, a machine for cutting, up straw, etc., into
"chaff" for the use of cattle.
[1913 Webster]Chaff \Chaff\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Chaffed; p. pr. & vb. n.
Chaffing.]
To use light, idle language by way of fun or ridicule; to
banter.
[1913 Webster]Chaff \Chaff\, v. t.
To make fun of; to turn into ridicule by addressing in
ironical or bantering language; to quiz.
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Morgan saw that his master was chaffing him.
--Thackeray.
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A dozen honest fellows . . . chaffed each other about
their sweethearts. --C. Kingsley.
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Chaff cutter
(gcide) | Chaff \Chaff\, n. [AC. ceaf; akin to D. kaf, G. kaff.]
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1. The glumes or husks of grains and grasses separated from
the seed by threshing and winnowing, etc.
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So take the corn and leave the chaff behind.
--Dryden.
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Old birds are not caught with caff. --Old Proverb.
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2. Anything of a comparatively light and worthless character;
the refuse part of anything.
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The chaff and ruin of the times. --Shak.
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3. Straw or hay cut up fine for the food of cattle.
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By adding chaff to his corn, the horse must take
more time to eat it. In this way chaff is very
useful. --Ywatt.
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4. Light jesting talk; banter; raillery.
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5. (Bot.) The scales or bracts on the receptacle, which
subtend each flower in the heads of many Composit[ae], as
the sunflower. --Gray.
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Chaff cutter, a machine for cutting, up straw, etc., into
"chaff" for the use of cattle.
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Chaffed
(gcide) | Chaff \Chaff\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Chaffed; p. pr. & vb. n.
Chaffing.]
To use light, idle language by way of fun or ridicule; to
banter.
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Chaffer
(gcide) | Chaffer \Chaff"er\, n.
One who chaffs.
[1913 Webster]Chaffer \Chaf"fer\, n. [OE. chaffare, cheapfare; AS. ce['a]p a
bargain, price + faru a journey; hence, originally, a going
to barain, to market. See Cheap, and Fare.]
Bargaining; merchandise. [Obs.] --Holished.
[1913 Webster]Chaffer \Chaf"fer\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Chaffered; p. pr. &
vb. n. Chaffering.] [OE. chaffaren, fr. chaffare, chapfare,
cheapfare, a bargaining. See Chaffer, n.]
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1. To treat or dispute about a purchase; to bargain; to
haggle or higgle; to negotiate.
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To chaffer for preferments with his gold. --Dryden.
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2. To talk much and idly; to chatter. --Trench.
[1913 Webster]Chaffer \Chaf"fer\, v. t.
1. To buy or sell; to trade in.
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He chaffered chairs in which churchmen were set.
--Spenser.
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2. To exchange; to bandy, as words. --Spenser.
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Chaffered
(gcide) | Chaffer \Chaf"fer\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Chaffered; p. pr. &
vb. n. Chaffering.] [OE. chaffaren, fr. chaffare, chapfare,
cheapfare, a bargaining. See Chaffer, n.]
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1. To treat or dispute about a purchase; to bargain; to
haggle or higgle; to negotiate.
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To chaffer for preferments with his gold. --Dryden.
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2. To talk much and idly; to chatter. --Trench.
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Chafferer
(gcide) | Chafferer \Chaf"fer*er\, n.
One who chaffers; a bargainer.
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Chaffering
(gcide) | Chaffer \Chaf"fer\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Chaffered; p. pr. &
vb. n. Chaffering.] [OE. chaffaren, fr. chaffare, chapfare,
cheapfare, a bargaining. See Chaffer, n.]
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1. To treat or dispute about a purchase; to bargain; to
haggle or higgle; to negotiate.
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To chaffer for preferments with his gold. --Dryden.
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2. To talk much and idly; to chatter. --Trench.
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Chaffern
(gcide) | Chaffern \Chaf"fern\, n. [See Chafe, v. t.]
A vessel for heating water. [Obs.] --Johnson.
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Chaffery
(gcide) | Chaffery \Chaf"fer*y\, n.
Traffic; bargaining. [Obs.] --Spenser.
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Chaffinch
(gcide) | Chaffinch \Chaf"finch\, n. [Cf. Chiff-chaff.] (Zool.)
A bird of Europe (Fringilla c[oe]lebs), having a variety of
very sweet songs, and highly valued as a cage bird; -- called
also copper finch.
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Chaffing
(gcide) | Chaff \Chaff\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Chaffed; p. pr. & vb. n.
Chaffing.]
To use light, idle language by way of fun or ridicule; to
banter.
[1913 Webster]Chaffing \Chaff"ing\, n.
The use of light, frivolous language by way of fun or
ridicule; raillery; banter.
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Chaffless
(gcide) | Chaffless \Chaff"less\, a.
Without chaff.
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Chaffwax
(gcide) | Chafewax \Chafe"wax`\, or Chaffwax \Chaff"wax`\, n. (Eng. Law)
Formerly a chancery officer who fitted wax for sealing writs
and other documents.
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Chaffy
(gcide) | Chaffy \Chaff"y\, a.
1. Abounding in, or resembling, chaff.
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Chaffy grain beneath the thresher's flail.
--Coleridge.
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2. Light or worthless as chaff.
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Slight and chaffy opinion. --Glanvill.
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3. (Bot.)
(a) Resembling chaff; composed of light dry scales.
(b) Bearing or covered with dry scales, as the under
surface of certain ferns, or the disk of some
composite flowers.
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Chiff-chaff
(gcide) | Chiff-chaff \Chiff"-chaff\, n. [So called from its note.]
(Zool.)
A species of European warbler (Sylvia hippolais); -- called
also chip-chap, and pettychaps. |
goat chaffer
(gcide) | Goatsucker \Goat"suck`er\, n. (Zool.)
One of several species of insectivorous birds, belonging to
Caprimulgus and allied genera, esp. the European species
(Caprimulgus Europ[ae]us); -- so called from the mistaken
notion that it sucks goats. The European species is also
goat-milker, goat owl, goat chaffer, fern owl, {night
hawk}, nightjar, night churr, churr-owl, gnat hawk,
and dorhawk.
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chaffer
(wn) | chaffer
v 1: wrangle (over a price, terms of an agreement, etc.); "Let's
not haggle over a few dollars" [syn: haggle, higgle,
chaffer, huckster]
2: talk socially without exchanging too much information; "the
men were sitting in the cafe and shooting the breeze" [syn:
chew the fat, shoot the breeze, chat, confabulate,
confab, chitchat, chit-chat, chatter, chaffer,
natter, gossip, jaw, claver, visit] |
chaffinch
(wn) | chaffinch
n 1: small European finch with a cheerful song [syn:
chaffinch, Fringilla coelebs] |
chafflike
(wn) | chafflike
adj 1: abounding in or covered with or resembling or consisting
of chaff [syn: chaffy, chafflike] |
chaffweed
(wn) | chaffweed
n 1: weedy plant having short dry chafflike leaves [syn:
chaffweed, bastard pimpernel, false pimpernel] |
chaffy
(wn) | chaffy
adj 1: abounding in or covered with or resembling or consisting
of chaff [syn: chaffy, chafflike]
2: value; "an empty chaffy book by a foolish chaffy fellow" |
genus schaffneria
(wn) | genus Schaffneria
n 1: one species [syn: Schaffneria, genus Schaffneria] |
schaffneria
(wn) | Schaffneria
n 1: one species [syn: Schaffneria, genus Schaffneria] |
schaffneria nigripes
(wn) | Schaffneria nigripes
n 1: a fern of the genus Schaffneria [syn: {Schaffneria
nigripes}, Asplenium nigripes, Scolopendrium nigripes] |
CHAFFERS
(bouvier) | CHAFFERS. Anciently signified wares and merchandise; hence the word
chaffering, which is yet used for buying and selling, or beating down the
price of an article. The word is used in stat. 3 Ed. III. c. 4.
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