doff

[ dof, dawf ]

/ dɒf, dɔf /

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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.

Nearby words

doeskin, doesn't, doest, doeth, dof, doff, doffer, dog, dog and bone, dog and pony show, dog ape

Origin of doff

1300–50; Middle English, contraction of do off; cf. don¹

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Examples from the Web for doff

Ivory Coast is “The Elephants,” Nigeria “The Super Eagles,” but doff your cap to Cameroon: “The Indomitable Lions.”
Inside the World Cup Draw: Devastating for the U.S., Great for Brazil|Nico Hines|December 6, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Doff your shirt, and it can make you all-powerful, as it does Shane Carwin of the Ultimate Fighting Championship.
What Does a Goatee Say About You?|Bryan Curtis|November 12, 2009|DAILY BEAST
There were rumors, too, that nuns might be permitted to doff their habits and move through the world like 'normal' people.
We Miserable Catholics|Frank McCourt|December 19, 2008|DAILY BEAST
Rank must there doff its hat to genius, which is the case in no other country but the American republic.
Paris: With Pen and Pencil|David W. Bartlett

I heard him retorting, as he assisted me to doff my doublet.
Bardelys the Magnificent|Rafael Sabatini
An abrupt demand of 162 courtesy urged him to raise his hand to doff his hat in the presence of ladies.
What's-His-Name|George Barr McCutcheon
Doubtfire is a misspelling of Dout-fire, from the dialect dout, to extinguish (do out), formed like don and doff.
The Romance of Names|Ernest Weekley
"If I cared to doff my doublet I could show you the marks of what your friendship has done for me in the past," said Simon.
Sir Nigel|Arthur Conan Doyle

British Dictionary definitions for doff

doff

/ (dɒf) /

verb (tr)

to take off or lift (one's hat) in salutation

to remove (clothing)

Derived Forms

doffer, noun

Word Origin for doff

Old English dōn of; see do 1, off; compare don 1

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doff

verb (used with object)

noun

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British Dictionary definitions for doff

doff

verb (tr)

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Word Origin for doff