1. (noun) draff
refuse; lees; dregs; the wash given to swine or cows; hogwash; waste matter
2. (noun) draff
the act of drawing; also, the thing drawn. Same as Draught
3. (noun) draff
a selecting or detaching of soldiers from an army, or from any part of it, or from a military post; also from any district, or any company or collection of persons, or from the people at large; also, the body of men thus drafted
4. (noun) draff
an order from one person or party to another, directing the payment of money; a bill of exchange
5. (noun) draff
an allowance or deduction made from the gross veight of goods
6. (noun) draff
a drawing of lines for a plan; a plan delineated, or drawn in outline; a delineation. See Draught
7. (noun) draff
the form of any writing as first drawn up; the first rough sketch of written composition, to be filled in, or completed. See Draught
8. (noun) draff
a narrow border left on a finished stone, worked differently from the rest of its face
9. (noun) draff
a narrow border worked to a plane surface along the edge of a stone, or across its face, as a guide to the stone-cutter
10. (noun) draff
the slant given to the furrows in the dress of a millstone
11. (noun) draff
depth of water necessary to float a ship. See Draught
12. (noun) draff
a current of air. Same as Draught
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