aff
1 Americanpreposition
abbreviation
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affirmative.
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affix.
adverb
preposition
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off
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from; out of
Etymology
Origin of aff
Old English of; Old Norse af
Example Sentences
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"During our nighttime scuba dives, we searched for the ribbon-like proboscises of Bonellia sp aff minor extending out from burrow entrances," says lead author Ryutaro Goto at KyotoU's Field Science Education and Research Center.
From Science Daily • Oct. 18, 2023
Him aff ae Coast returns wi' another squint at Oor National Heritage.
From The Guardian • Apr. 4, 2011
“His name’s Scabbers and he’s useless, he hardly ever wakes up. Percy got an owl from my dad for being made a prefect, but they couldn’t aff — I mean, I got Scabbers instead.”
From "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone" by J.K. Rowling
Fine Tackle.—"His tackle for bricht, airless days is o' gossamere; and at a wee distance aff you think he's fishin' without ony line ava."
From The Determined Angler and the Brook Trout an anthological volume of trout fishing, trout histories, trout lore, trout resorts, and trout tackle by Bradford, Charles Barker
Wamblin' aff a bodie's knee Like a verra eel, Ruggin' at the cat's lug, And ravelin' a' her thrums,— Hey, Willie Winkie,— See, there he comes!'
From Health Five Lay Sermons to Working-People by Brown, John
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