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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
Draconid, Dracula, Dracula, Count, Dracut, draegerman, draff, draft, draft animal, draft beer, draft board, draft chair
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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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