draff
[ draf ]
/ dræf /
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noun
dregs, as in a brewing process; lees; refuse.
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Origin of draff
1175–1225; Middle English draf; cognate with Icelandic, Dutch draf; akin to Dutch drab (see drab2), German Treber draff
OTHER WORDS FROM draff
draffy, adjectiveWords nearby draff
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British Dictionary definitions for draff
draff
/ (dræf) /
noun
the residue of husks after fermentation of the grain used in brewing, used as a food for cattle
Derived forms of draff
draffy, adjectiveWord Origin for draff
C13: from Old Norse draf; related to Old High German trebir, Russian drob fragment; see drivel
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