draff

Meaning

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.

Synonyms

lees

concept

designing

drawing

dregs

grounds

grouts

layout

mash

plan

plat

project

prospectus

scheme

settling

swill

air current

design

Translations

pòsit

Abschaum

Bodensatz

Neige

Satz

σχέδιο

ρεύμα αέρος

τραβηχτική

lie

colaticcio

feccia

posatura

sedimento

faex

feculentia

Pronounced as (IPA)

/dɹæf/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: draf

Inherited from Old English: *dræf

In summary

From Middle English draf, likely from an unrecorded Old English *dræf, from Proto-Germanic *drabaz.