Draff
//dɹæf// noun
noun ·Uncommon ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A byproduct from a grain distillery, often fed to pigs or cattle as part of their ration; often synonymous with brewer's spent grain, sometimes differentiated from it; usually differentiated from potale, at least in technical use, although broad, nontechnical use has often lumped all such byproducts together, especially in the past. uncountable, usually
"[…] and thence ſprouteth that obſcene appellation of Sarding ſandes, with the draffe of the carterly Hoblobs thereabouts, concoct or diſgeaſt for a ſcripture, verity, when the right chriſtendome of it, is Cerdicke ſands, or Cerdick ſhore, […]"
- 2 the residue of malt and grain which remains in the mash-kettle after the mashing and lautering process. wordnet
Example
More examples"[…] and thence ſprouteth that obſcene appellation of Sarding ſandes, with the draffe of the carterly Hoblobs thereabouts, concoct or diſgeaſt for a ſcripture, verity, when the right chriſtendome of it, is Cerdicke ſands, or Cerdick ſhore, […]"
Etymology
From Middle English draf, likely from an unrecorded Old English *dræf, from Proto-Germanic *drabaz.
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