Meaning of DOFF
Pronunciation: | | dâf
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| Definition: | | [v] remove; "He doffed his hat" |
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| See Also: | | take off | |
Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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\Doff\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Doffed}; p. pr. & vb. n.
{Doffing}.] [Do + off. See {Do}, v. t., 7.]
1. To put off, as dress; to divest one's self of; hence,
figuratively, to put or thrust away; to rid one's self of.
And made us doff our easy robes of peace. -- Shak.
At night, or in the rain, He dons a surcoat which he
doffs at morn. -- Emerson.
2. To strip; to divest; to undress.
Heaven's King, who doffs himself our flesh to wear.
-- Crashaw.
\Doff\, v. i.
To put off dress; to take off the hat.
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| Related Terms: | | cast off, detach, disengage, douse, drop, free, liberate, loose, loosen, put off, release, remove, slip out of, step out of, take off, throw off, unbar, unbind, unbolt, unbuckle, unbutton, unchain, unclasp, undo, unfasten, unfetter, unglue, unlace, unlatch, unleash, unlock, unloose, unloosen, unstick, unstrap, untie, unwrap, weigh anchor |
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