draff
[draf]
/dræf/
noun
1.
dregs, as in a brewing process; lees; refuse.
Origin
1175-1225;
Middle English
draf;
cognate with
Icelandic,
Dutch
draf;
akin to
Dutch
drab
(see
drab
2
),
German
Treber
draff
Related forms
draffy,
adjective
British Dictionary definitions for
draff
draff
/
dræf
/
noun
1.
the residue of husks after fermentation of the grain used in brewing, used as a food for cattle
Derived Forms
draffy,
adjective
Word Origin
C13: from Old Norse
draf;
related to Old High German
trebir,
Russian
drob
fragment; see
drivel