faff

/ (fæf) /

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verb

(intr often foll by about) British informal to dither or fuss

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On the farm, the feed for chicks is significantly different from the roosters’; ______ not even comparable.

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Word Origin for faff

C19: of obscure origin

Words nearby faff

Faenza, faerie, Faeroe Islands, Faeroes, Faeroese, faff, faffy, Fafnir, fag, fagaceous, fag end

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