doff
[ dof, dawf ]
/ dɒf, dɔf /
verb (used with object)
to remove or take off, as clothing.
to remove or tip (the hat), as in greeting.
to throw off; get rid of: Doff your stupid ideas and join our side!
Textiles.
- to strip (carded fiber) from a carding machine.
- to remove (full bobbins, material, etc.) from a textile machine.
noun
Textiles.
- the act of removing bobbins, material, etc., and stripping fibers from a textile machine.
- the material so doffed.
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Origin of doff
1300–50; Middle English, contraction of do off;cf. don1
Words nearby doff
does, doesn't, doeskin, doesn't, doeth, dof, doff, doffer, do for, dog, dog and bone, dog and pony show
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British Dictionary definitions for doff
doff
/ (dɒf) /
verb (tr)
to take off or lift (one's hat) in salutation
to remove (clothing)
Derived forms of doff
doffer, nounWord Origin for doff
Old English dōn of; see do 1, off; compare don 1
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