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What is another word for chaff?

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Noun
The husks of corn or other seed separated by winnowing or threshing
“In the process of making fine mealie-meal, Maize that is washed clean is put aside, while coarse Bran chaff is separated out.”
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(figurative) Refuse or waste material
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“Throw out the chaff and keep only the gold.”
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Light-hearted or good-natured joking or banter
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“The air was full of good-natured chaff and badinage between persons who had never seen each other before and never expected to again.”
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The subjection of someone or something to contemptuous and dismissive language or behavior
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The dry outer covering of some fruits or seeds
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Grass that has been mown and dried for use as fodder
Verb
To tease someone in a jocular manner
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“They then proceed to sit around him and to chaff him about his female relatives by singing songs of a facetious nature.”
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To tell a joke or talk in a playful manner
“I remember feeling rather important at being thus sent for on what seemed a serious occasion, too serious apparently for the boys to chaff about it.”
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