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howf

howff

/ (haʊf, həʊf) /
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noun
Scot a haunt, esp a public house
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Word Origin for howf

C16: of uncertain origin
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How to use howf in a sentence

  • Those who frequented this howf, being generally elderly men, have now nearly all departed.

    The Book-Hunter|John Hill Burton
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