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
"Tak ye aff my Holland sark, And rive it gair by gair, And row it in my bluidy wounds,25 And they'll ne'er bleed nae mair."
From English and Scottish Ballads, Volume II (of 8) by Various
"Come down aff the top o' dthat harrse!" shouted a Milesian veteran who knew his trade.
From From School to Battle-field A Story of the War Days by King, Charles
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