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chaff
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chaff
1. chaffed hay; called also chop.
2. the winnowings from a threshing, consisting of awns, husks, glumes and other relatively indigestible materials.


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Byline: STEWART WATKINS RECESSION not only sorts the wheat from the chaff, it also sadly eliminates businesses which would - if allowed to survive - be thriving enterprises.
 
 
 
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