draff

[ draf ]
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noun
  1. dregs, as in a brewing process; lees; refuse.

Origin of draff

1
1175–1225; Middle English draf; cognate with Icelandic, Dutch draf; akin to Dutch drab (see drab2), German Treber draff

Other words from draff

  • draffy, adjective

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British Dictionary definitions for draff

draff

/ (dræf) /


noun
  1. the residue of husks after fermentation of the grain used in brewing, used as a food for cattle

Origin of draff

1
C13: from Old Norse draf; related to Old High German trebir, Russian drob fragment; see drivel

Derived forms of draff

  • draffy, adjective

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