Fibre made from the phloem of certain plants and used for matting and cord.
The inedible parts of a grain-producing plant.
Light jesting talk; banter; raillery.
Any excess or unwanted material, resource, or person; anything worthless.
Loose material, e.g. small strips of aluminum foil dropped from aircraft, intended to interfere with radar detection.
Straw or hay cut up fine for the food of cattle.
To use light, idle language by way of fun or ridicule; to banter.
To make fun of; to turn into ridicule by addressing in ironical or bantering language; to quiz.
To cut up (straw or hay) for use as cattle feed.