chaff

/tʃæf/ (bre, ipa) · [tʃˈæf] /tʃæf/ (ame, ipa) · [tʃˈæf] /ˈchaf How to pronounce chaff (audio)/ (ame, mw) · /tʃɑːf/ (bre, ipa)

chaff — noun

1. the dry covering around wheat and similar seeds, removed during processing and u

1.名詞C2
釋義

the dry covering around wheat and similar seeds, removed during processing and usually thrown away.

例句

Dust rose as workers blew chaff away from the wheat.

separate chaff from wheat

The old machine shook out chaff before the grain reached sacks.

同義詞
  • husk

    usually names the outer covering of one seed, nut, or ear rather than loose grain waste

  • bran

    the milled outer layer kept for human food, not discarded residue

  • shuck

    used more for corn or shell-like coverings than for wheat residue

用法筆記

Usually refers to the unwanted outer material removed from grain. Distinguish from sense 2, which is chopped plant matter kept and fed to animals.

2. a chopped mix of hay and straw that farmers give to cattle and other animals to

2.名詞C2
釋義

a chopped mix of hay and straw that farmers give to cattle and other animals to eat.

例句

Bilal mixed chopped chaff with water for the calves at dawn.

chaff as prepared animal feed

The farmer stored chaff in dry bins behind the cattle shed.

同義詞
  • fodder

    a broader word for animal feed; chaff is one specific chopped kind

  • roughage

    more technical and nutrition-focused than everyday chaff

  • feed

    the most general farm word, not specifically chopped hay and straw

用法筆記

This older farm sense is about feed prepared for animals, not the discarded grain covering in sense 1. It usually appears in agricultural writing or historical contexts.

chaff — verb