Chaff — Chaff, n. [AC. ceaf; akin to D. kaf, G. kaff.] [1913 Webster] 1. The glumes or husks of grains and grasses separated from the seed by threshing and winnowing, etc. [1913 Webster] So take the corn and leave the chaff behind. Dryden. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Chaff cutter — Chaff Chaff, n. [AC. ceaf; akin to D. kaf, G. kaff.] [1913 Webster] 1. The glumes or husks of grains and grasses separated from the seed by threshing and winnowing, etc. [1913 Webster] So take the corn and leave the chaff behind. Dryden. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Chaff — The refuse of winnowed corn. It was usually burned (Ex. 15:7; Isa. 5:24; Matt. 3:12). This word sometimes, however, means dried grass or hay (Isa. 5:24; 33:11). Chaff is used as a figure of abortive wickedness (Ps. 1:4; Matt. 3:12). False… … Easton's Bible Dictionary
Corn — The word so rendered (dagan) in Gen. 27:28, 37, Num. 18:27, Deut. 28:51, Lam. 2:12, is a general term representing all the commodities we usually describe by the words corn, grain, seeds, peas, beans. With this corresponds the use of the word… … Easton's Bible Dictionary
chaff — see you cannot catch old birds with chaff a king’s chaff is worth more than other men’s corn … Proverbs new dictionary
chaff — n. & v. n. 1 the husks of corn or other seed separated by winnowing or threshing. 2 chopped hay and straw used as fodder. 3 light hearted joking; banter. 4 worthless things; rubbish. 5 strips of metal foil released in the atmosphere to obstruct… … Useful english dictionary
corn — see a king’s chaff is worth more than other men’s corn … Proverbs new dictionary
chaff — Synonyms and related words: afterglow, afterimage, air, aluminum foil, badinage, balance, banter, bark, barrack, bones, bran, bric a brac, bubble, butt, butt end, candle ends, capsule, case, cattle, chicken feed, chickenshit, chip, cobweb, cork,… … Moby Thesaurus
cornæsceda — f pl chaff … Old to modern English dictionary
a king’s chaff is worth more than other men’s corn — The sense is explained in quot. 1738. For a similar sentiment, see 1612 T. SHELTON tr. Cervantes’ Don Quixote I. iv. xii. A Kings crumme is more worth then a Lords loafe. The proverb in the form with chaff seems to be Scottish in origin. a 1628 J … Proverbs new dictionary
