1. The dregs or refuse of malt after brewing or distilling; spent grain.
Usage: Usually used in plural form; Chiefly British
2. Lees or sediment; any worthless or inferior matter.
Usage: Archaic or literary; Usually used in plural form

Examples

• The brewery collected the draffs to use as animal feed.
• After fermentation, the draffs were separated from the liquid.
• Farmers often purchase draffs as a nutritious supplement for cattle.
• The distillery's draffs were repurposed rather than discarded.
• Spent draffs from the brewing process have value in livestock nutrition.