woof

¹ American  

[woof, woof] / wʊf, wuf /

noun

1. filling.

2. texture; fabric.

3. British. warp.

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woof ² American  

[woof] / wʊf /

interjection

1. (used to imitate the bark of a dog.)

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woof ¹ British  

/ wuːf /

noun

1. the crosswise yarns that fill the warp yarns in weaving; weft

2. a woven fabric or its texture

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woof ² British  

/ wʊf /

interjection

1. an imitation of the bark or growl of a dog

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verb

1. (intr) (of dogs) to bark or growl

Etymology

Origin of woof

before 900; Middle English oof, owf, Old English ōwef, āwef (compare gewef ), equivalent to ō-, ā- a- ³ + wef (akin to web ); modern w- from weft, warp, weave, etc.

Example Sentences

“Not a dog,” I woof, skipping over the fact that I am currently stuck in place and couldn’t eat him even if I wanted to.

From Literature

“Lordawoo, wait. You want us to act like woofs around the baby?”

From Literature

“And woofs, too,” Alexander said, using his sister’s word for wolves.

From Literature

“And how are the woofs going to take us to Bertha, pray tell?”

From Literature

“The pleasure is mine, woof!” she said, in her piping voice.

From Literature

Related Words

• balance
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• smoothness
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