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rolf

1 American  
[rolf] / rɒlf /

verb (used without object)

Slang.

  1. to vomit.

Rolf 2 American  
[rawlf, rolf] / rɔlf, rɒlf /

verb (used with object)

  1. to massage using the techniques of Rolfing.

Rolf 3 American  
[rolf] / rɒlf /

noun

  1. Also called Rolf the Ganger.  Rollo.

  2. a male given name: from Scandinavian words meaning “glory” and “wolf.”

Rolf British  
/ rɒlf /

noun

  1. other names for Rollo

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Other Word Forms

  • Rolfer noun

Etymology

Origin of rolf1

1970–75, apparently variant of ralph

Origin of Rolf2

1965–70; after Ida P. Rolf (1897–1979), U.S. physiotherapist who invented the techniques

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