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chaff

1. chaff \'chaf\ \-e-\ n [ME chaf, fr. OE ceaf; akin to OHG cheva husk] 1: 
   the seed coverings and other debris separated from the seed in threshing  
   grain 2: something light and worthless  3: the scales borne on the 
   receptacle among the florets in the heads of man y composite plants - 
   chaffy aj
2. chaff n [prob. fr. 1chaff] : light jesting talk : BANTER 
3. chaff vb : to tease good-naturedly : BANTER