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Düppel — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • chaff noun The dry, papery husks separated from grain during threshing.

Senses

Düppel is used for these senses in English:

  • chaff (military) Loose material, e.g. small strips of aluminum foil dropped from aircraft, intended to interfere with radar detection.

chaff — full definition

  1. noun The dry, papery husks separated from grain during threshing.
  2. noun Something considered worthless or unwanted, especially compared with something valuable ("separating the wheat from the chaff").
  3. verb To tease or make good-natured fun of someone.

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