Meanings
- Finely chopped into chaff.
A visitor mentioned that if horses had to be placed on a chaffed straw diet, a small quantity of pollard would prevent scouring.
1914, The Journal of the Department of Agriculture of South Australia, page 6882 more examples
Chaffed food, or "lick," as it is termed here, causes both milk and butter to be sweeter and of better quality, and free from taste of turnips.
1888, Thomas Jennings, “Practical Experiences in the Preparation of Food for Stock”, in Journal of the Royal Agricultural Society of England, page 440Straw (usually oat-, but at times wheat- or bean-straw) is often given during winter, and hay in spring when hard work begins; but the best results are obtained by using a chaffed mixture of hay and straw throughout the winter season.
1907, Robert Wallace, Farm Live Stock of Great Britain, page 504
- participlepastsimple past and past participle of chaff
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