"draff" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /dɹæf/, /dɹɑːf/ Forms: draffs [plural]
Rhymes: -æf, -ɑːf Etymology: From Middle English draf, likely from an unrecorded Old English *dræf, from Proto-Germanic *drabaz. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|draf}} Middle English draf, {{inh|en|ang|*dræf}} Old English *dræf, {{inh|en|gem-pro|*drabaz}} Proto-Germanic *drabaz Head templates: {{en-noun|-|s}} draff (usually uncountable, plural draffs)
  1. A byproduct from a grain distillery, often fed to pigs or cattle as part of their ration; often synonymous with brewer's spent grain, sometimes differentiated from it; usually differentiated from potale, at least in technical use, although broad, nontechnical use has often lumped all such byproducts together, especially in the past. Wikipedia link: brewing#By-products Tags: uncountable, usually Categories (topical): Animal foods Synonyms: dregs, hogwash Derived forms: draffy Translations (dregs; the wash given to swine or cows): помия (pomija) [feminine] (Bulgarian), drêche [feminine] (French), sveřěp [masculine] (Old Czech), drank [common-gender] (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-draff-en-noun-OkD5vA8r Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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