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chaff
3 ENTRIES FOUND:
chaff
(noun)
separate
(verb)
wheat
(noun)
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chaff
/
ˈ
tʃæf/
Brit
/
ˈ
tʃɑːf/
noun
chaff
/
ˈ
tʃæf/
Brit
/
ˈ
tʃɑːf/
noun
Learner's definition of CHAFF
[
noncount
]
:
the seed coverings and other plant parts that cannot be eaten and are removed from grain
separate the wheat from the chaff
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2
separate
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