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stop-off
or
stopoff
[
stop
-awf, -of]
/ˈstɒpˌɔf, -ˌɒf/
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noun
1.
stopover
.
Origin of
stop-off
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1865-1870
First recorded in
1865-70;
noun use of verb phrase
stop off
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Faix, yer ticket reads straight through, wid no
stop-off
priv'leges whatever.
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