Synonyms for draff

Most common

refuse · grain · scum · dregs · sediment · lees · hogwash · dross

All synonyms

Noun

Definitions

1. n. 1

   A byproduct from a brewery, a distillery, or both, often fed to pigs or cattle as part of their ration; often synonymous with distillers' grains, brewers' spent grains, or both (when not differentiated); usually differentiated from potale, at least in technical use, although broad, nontechnical use has often lumped all such byproducts together, especially in the past.

   Near-synonyms: brewers' spent grains, BSG, distillers' grains

Forms

Plural

draffs → scums, grains, sediments, hogwashes…

Example sentences

• refuse I didn't really think Tom would refuse to do that.
• grain The wood grain in Brazilian rosewood is beautiful.
• scum Remove any scum that comes to the water surface.
• dregs She poured some cold dregs of tea into the two cups.
• sediment Layers of sediment lay at the bottom of the riverbed.

Popularity over time

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

4 letters

scum¹, lees¹

5 letters

grain¹, dregs¹, dross¹, swill¹

6 letters

refuse²

7 letters

rubbish², hogwash²

8 letters

sediment³

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (refuse² = 2 syllables).