howff
[ houf, ouf; hohf, ohf ]
noun
an abode; a familiar shelter or resort.
verb (used without object)
to reside.
to visit a familiar haunt.
Origin of howff
1First recorded in 1555–65; origin uncertain
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How to use howff in a sentence
Too often in Dumfries was Burns wiled into the howffs and haunts of these seasoned casks.
Robert Burns | Gabriel Setoun
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