aff
preposition
off.
aff
1 American
[af]
/ æf /
preposition
Scot.
aff.
2
American
abbreviation
-
affirmative.
-
affix.
aff
British
/ æf /
adverb
preposition
-
off
-
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
He's taken aff the green cleiding,35 And rowed him saftly in; He's laid him down by yon kirk style, Whare the grass grows fair and green.
From English and Scottish Ballads, Volume II (of 8) by Various
"Come down aff the top o' dthat harrse!"
From From School to Battle-field A Story of the War Days by King, Charles
He will be quite comfortable with God and I hope that someone is being kind to old Pepper for he liked him too.—Your aff. friend David Stuart Seton.
From The Setons by Douglas, O.
Tell Christian to come over with him for night if possible.—Yr. aff. brother, NICLS.
From Villa Rubein, and other stories by Galsworthy, John
Though Washington always wrote to his mother as "Honored Madam," and signed himself "your dutiful and aff. son," she none the less tried him not a little.
From The True George Washington [10th Ed.] by Ford, Paul Leicester
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