chaf
Middle English
/tʃaf/
noun
Definitions
- Chaff; the parts of harvested grain not usable as food, especially straw or husks.
- (figurative) Something of little to no value or importance.
- (figurative) An evil or immoral act or person; a sin or a practitioner of one.
- (rare) Waste from food other than grains; rubbish or refuse.
Etymology
Inherited from Old English ċeaf inherited from Proto-Germanic *kafą.
Origin
Proto-Germanic
*kafą