aff

[ af ]

/ æf /

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preposition, adverb Scot.

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Words nearby aff

afeard, feather in one's cap, a, afebrile, afetal, a few, aff, affability, affable, affair, affaire, affaire d'amour

Other definitions for aff (2 of 2)

aff.

abbreviation

affirmative.

affix.

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How to use aff in a sentence

Then, days before the election, AFF ran an ad with the same false claim, this time calling for Heinrich to be voted out.
Election 2014 Is Drowning in Dark Money|Robert Maguire|August 28, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The straw was aff the handle, an' my father mended it wi' strings.'
A Window in Thrums|J. M. Barrie
Gin ye're no willin' to say saxpence, I'm aff to Will'um Pyatt's.
Auld Licht Idylls|J. M. Barrie
Haud your hands aff ither folk's bairns till ye get some o' your ain.
The Proverbs of Scotland|Alexander Hislop

He got the indefinite information that it was at the top of one of the tall, old tenements "juist aff the Coogate."
Greyfriars Bobby|Eleanor Atkinson
As well look for a burr thistle in a bin of oats, as look for a human atom in the Cowgate and the wynds "juist aff."
Greyfriars Bobby|Eleanor Atkinson

British Dictionary definitions for aff

aff

/ (æf) Scot /

adverb

off

preposition

off

from; out of

Word Origin for aff

Old English of; Old Norse af

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