woof

1
[ woof, woof ]
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noun

  1. filling (def. 5).

  2. texture; fabric.

  1. British. warp (def. 13).

Origin of woof

1
before 900; Middle English oof, owf,Old English ōwef, āwef (compare gewef), equivalent to ō-, ā-a-3 + wef (akin to web); modern w- from weft, warp, weave, etc.

Other definitions for woof (2 of 2)

woof2
[ woof ]
interjection

  1. (used to imitate the bark of a dog.)

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British Dictionary definitions for woof (1 of 2)

woof1

/ (wuːf) /

noun

  1. the crosswise yarns that fill the warp yarns in weaving; weft

  2. a woven fabric or its texture

Origin of woof

1
Old English ōwef, from ō-, perhaps from on, + wef web (see weave); modern form influenced by warp

British Dictionary definitions for woof (2 of 2)

woof2

/ (wʊf) /

interjection

  1. an imitation of the bark or growl of a dog

verb

  1. (intr) (of dogs) to bark or growl

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