draff

draff
Dirt dregs, impurities. Sometimes confused with "draft," the arbitrary deduction from gross weight of an imported article, formerly employed in customs offices to assure the importer that he was not prejudiced by the scales used.

Ballentine's law dictionary. . 1998.

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  • Draff — Draff, n. [Cf. D. draf the sediment of ale, Icel. draf draff, husks. Cf. 1st {Drab}.] Refuse; lees; dregs; the wash given to swine or cows; hogwash; waste matter. [1913 Webster] Prodigals lately come from swine keeping, from eating draff and… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • draff|y — «DRAF ee, DRAHF », adjective, draff|i|er, draff|i|est. 1. full of draff or dregs. 2. like draff; worthless …   Useful english dictionary

  • draff — [draf] n. [ME draf < ON, akin to Ger dial. treber (pl.), dregs < IE * dhrābh < base * dher , dirty, somber > DARK] refuse or dregs, esp. of malt after brewing …   English World dictionary

  • draff — Grain Grain (gr[=a]n), n. [F. grain, L. granum, grain, seed, small kernel, small particle. See {Corn}, and cf. {Garner}, n., {Garnet}, {Gram} the chick pea, {Granule}, {Kernel.}] [1913 Webster] 1. A single small hard seed; a kernel, especially of …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • draff — draffy, adj. /draf/, n. dregs, as in a brewing process; lees; refuse. [1175 1225; ME draf; c. Icel, D draf; akin to D drab (see DRAB2), G Treber draff] * * * …   Universalium

  • Draff Young — is a former National Basketball Association coach. He coached three games for the Kansas City Omaha Kings in 1973, becoming the first African American who was not a former NBA player to do so.[1] Notes ^ The Seattle Times: Sonics: Brown s hiring… …   Wikipedia

  • draff — noun dregs; the wash given to swin or cows; hogwash or waste matter …   Wiktionary

  • draff — dræf n. draught; breeze; refuse; lees; dregs; hogwash; waste matter …   English contemporary dictionary

  • draff — [draf] noun literary dregs or refuse. Origin ME: perh. related to Ger. Treber, Träber husks, grains , and to drivel …   English new terms dictionary

  • draff — n. Refuse, lees, dregs, sediment, scum, rubbish, stuff, waste or worthless matter …   New dictionary of synonyms

  • draff — /dræf/ (say draf) noun refuse, especially of malt after brewing; lees; dregs. {Middle English draf dregs} –draffy, adjective …  

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