chaffaret, chaff art

and v. Middle English forms of chaffer1. chaff-cutter, chaff-engine (chaf'kuter, -en"jin), n. An agricultural machine for cutting up hay, straw, etc., as food for cattle. See chaff1, 2. the male is very pretty. Chaffinches are useful in destroying aphids and caterpillars, though they injure various kinds of garden-plants. In winter they feed mostly on seeds. Also called chaffy, beech - finch, horse - finch, shell apple, shelly, twink, spink, pink, etc. 2. A name of the Australian birds of the genus Chloëbia , as C. gouldia .