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chaff
chaff
n
OE
ceaf
, related to OHG
cheva
, husk, pod.
Husk; hull; dray outer covering; shuck which encloses wheat kernels; light-weight bits that separate from wheat at the time of threshing; [fig.] worthless substance; trivial matter.