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
Oh, ma’am darlint, could you believe it?—she stole my wedding ring aff my hand—the hand that had saved and slaved for her!
From The Irish Penny Journal, No. 1, Vol. 1, July 4, 1840 by Various
"Ye'll cast aff your bonny brown gown, And lay it on a stane; And I'll tell you, my jelly Janet, If ever ye loved a man."
From English and Scottish Ballads, Volume IV by Various
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