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Dictionary: 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.

Prodigals lately come from swine keeping, from eating draff and husks.
Shak.

The draff and offal of a bygone age.
Buckle.

Mere chaff and draff, much better burnt.
Tennyson.

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refuse; dregs; hogwash
 
 
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