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chaff
Pronunciation: (chaf, chäf), [key] — n.
- the husks of grains and grasses that are separated during threshing.
- straw cut up for fodder.
- worthless matter; refuse.
- the membranous, usually dry, brittle bracts of the flowers of certain plants.
- Also calledstrips of metal foil dropped by an aircraft to confuse enemy radar by creating false blips.
chaff
Pronunciation: (chaf, chäf), [key] — v.t., v.i.
- to mock, tease, or jest in a good-natured way; banter: She chaffed him for working late. They joked and chaffed with each other.
—n. - good-natured ridicule or teasing; raillery.
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