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chaffs

chaffs is the third-person singular simple present indicative of chaff.

Meaning of chaff

Verb

chaff (third-person singular simple present chaffs, present participle chaffing, simple past and past participle chaffed)

  1. (intransitive) To use light, idle language by way of fun or ridicule; to banter.
  2. (transitive) To make fun of; to turn into ridicule by addressing in ironical or bantering language.
    • We were talking about it at mess, yesterday, and chaffing Derby Oaks—until he was as mad as a hatter.1848 November – 1850 December, William Makepeace Thackeray, chapter 10, in The History of Pendennis. […], volume (please specify |volume=I or II), London: Bradbury and Evans, […], published...
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  3. (transitive) To cut up (straw or hay) for use as cattle feed.

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Questions about chaffs

What is chaffs the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Chaffs is the third-person singular simple present indicative of chaff.

Words near chaffs in the dictionary

  1. chaffless
  2. chafflike
  3. Chafford Hundred
  4. chaffron
  5. chaffrons
  6. chaffs
  7. chaffwax
  8. chaffwaxes
  9. chaffweed
  10. chaffweeds
  11. chaffy

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