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chaff

 
 
pronunciation:
chaef
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Word Combinations (noun)
part of speech: noun
definition 1: the husks separated from grain by threshing.
The desired grains of wheat would fall to the threshing floor while the chaff would be blown away by the wind.
definition 2: anything worthless or fit to be cast off.
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