draff

[draf]

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noun

dregs, as in a brewing process; lees; refuse.

Origin of draff

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

Related formsdraff·y, adjective

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Related Words for draff

drench, hogwash, slop, garbage, wash, drink, mash, flood, guzzle, raft, swash, rinse, fill, residue, lees, dirt, slag, waste, settlings, draff

Examples from the Web for draff

Historical Examples of draff

Draff, draf, n. dregs: the refuse of malt that has been brewed from.
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D)
Various
This promontory seemed to serve as an appendix for the draff of the neighborhood's rubbish.
Sinister Street, vol. 2
Compton Mackenzie
"Guid faith, it's a true sayin, 'The fat sow gets a' the draff,'" rejoined Janet.
Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland
Various
They are the draff and offal of a bygone age, and we will not have them obtruded here.
History of Civilization in England, Vol. 3 of 3
Henry Thomas Buckle
Tyrwhitt and Bell print drafty, explained by full of draff or refuse.
Chaucer's Works, Volume 5 (of 7) -- Notes to the Canterbury Tales
Geoffrey Chaucer

British Dictionary definitions for draff

draff

noun

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

Derived Formsdraffy, adjective

Word Origin for draff

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

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