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71Chiff-Chaff — est un label spécialisé dans les productions nature et jeunesse, commercialisées ou hors commerce : patrimoine naturel, sons nature, sonothèque de référence sur les chants d oiseaux, les cris de mammifères, les chants d insectes, les chants… …
72CHIFF-CHAFF — Fondé par Hervé Millancourt, Chiff Chaff est un label spécialisé dans les productions nature et jeunesse, commercialisées ou hors commerce : patrimoine naturel, sons nature, sonothèque de référence sur les oiseaux, les mammifères, les… …
73Gumbo Chaff — also spelled Gombo Chaff , is an American song, first performed in the early 1830s. It was part of the repertoire of early blackface performers, including Thomas D. Rice and George Washington Dixon. The title character was one of the earliest bl …
74Corvus chaff launchers — Corvus chaff launcher is a British Shipborne chaff decoy launching system manufactured by Vickers Ltd Shipbuilding Group. Corvus (UK service designation Outfit ULC) is a lightweight, quick reaction system for the self defence of surface vessels… …
75separate the wheat from the chaff — To identify (esp by some test) the superior members of any group • • • Main Entry: ↑wheat * * * sort/separate/the wheat from the chaff phrase to show which parts or people are useless and get rid of them Thesaurus: to get rid of something or… …
76a king’s chaff is worth more than other men’s corn — The sense is explained in quot. 1738. For a similar sentiment, see 1612 T. SHELTON tr. Cervantes’ Don Quixote I. iv. xii. A Kings crumme is more worth then a Lords loafe. The proverb in the form with chaff seems to be Scottish in origin. a 1628 J …
77Super Rapid Bloom Offboard Chaff — Zwei Mk 36 SRBOC an Bord des Schlachtschiffs USS Iowa Das Mk 36 SRBOC (Super Rapid Bloom Offboard Countermeasures, dt. etwa: sehr schnell aufblühende, von Bord abgeschossene Gegenmaßnahmen) ist ein Täuschkörperwerfer System für den maritimen… …
78AN/SLQ-49 Chaff Buoy Decoy System — The AN/SLQ 49 Chaff Buoy Decoy System, commonly referred to as Rubber Duck , consists of inflatable radar reflecting decoy buoys. Used by the U.S. Navy, Royal Navy, and other NATO countries, the decoy is designed to seduce radar guided anti ship… …
79you cannot catch old birds with chaff — The wise and experienced are not easily fooled. 1481 CAXTON Reynard the Fox (1880) xl. Wenest [do you think] thou thus to deceyue... I am no byrde to be locked ne take by chaf. I know wel ynowh good corn. c 1590 Timon (1842) IV. ii. ’Tis well. An …
80Chiff-chaff — Chiff chaff, n. [So called from its note.] (Zo[ o]l.) A species of European warbler ({Sylvia hippolais}); called also {chip chap}, and {pettychaps}. || …
