- straw chaff
- соломенная сечка; см. также chopped chaff
Англо-русский словарь промышленной и научной лексики. 2014.
straw chaff
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Chaff — For other uses, see Chaff (disambiguation). Not to be confused with bran. Rice chaff Chaff ( … Wikipedia
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 — Ⅰ. chaff [1] ► NOUN 1) the husks of grain or other seed separated by winnowing or threshing. 2) chopped hay and straw used as fodder. ● separate (or sort) the wheat from the chaff Cf. ↑sort the wheat from the chaff … English terms dictionary
chaff-cutter — chaffˈ cutter or chaffˈ engine noun A machine for cutting up straw or hay • • • Main Entry: ↑chaff … Useful english dictionary
chaff-engine — chaffˈ cutter or chaffˈ engine noun A machine for cutting up straw or hay • • • Main Entry: ↑chaff … Useful english dictionary
chaff — [chaf, chäf] n. [ME chaf < OE ceaf; akin to MDu caf, Ger kaff] 1. the husks of wheat or other grain separated in threshing or winnowing 2. fine cut hay or straw, used for fodder 3. anything regarded as worthless 4. tiny strips of metal foil… … English World dictionary
Chaff cutter — Myee chaff cutter from The Powerhouse Museum Collection … Wikipedia
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
straw — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English strēaw; akin to Old High German strō straw, Old English strewian to strew Date: before 12th century 1. a. stalks of grain after threshing; broadly dry stalky plant residue used like grain straw… … New Collegiate Dictionary
straw — Used by the Israelites enslaved in Egypt for binding mud bricks, but to make conditions harder for the slaves [[➝ slavery]], straw was later withheld (Exod. 5:7–18). Straw was also valuable as fodder (1 Kgs. 4:28) and the chaff (husks) was… … Dictionary of the Bible
