was duffing
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past progressiveof duff.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
duffnounthe buttocks or rump.
Example Sentences
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The youngest pupil at Mecklemburg House was perfectly aware that the school was a "duffing" school, that Mr. Fletcher was a "duffing" principal, and that everything about the place was "duffing" altogether.
From A Hero of Romance by Marsh, Richard