Definitions for DOFF
dɒf, dɔfdoff

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. doffverb

   remove

   "He doffed his hat"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. doffverb

   to remove or take off, especially of clothing

2. doffverb

   to remove or tip a hat, as in greeting, salutation or as a mark of respect

   The rustics doffed their hats at the clergy.

3. doffverb

   to get rid of, to throw off

   Doff that stupid idea, it would never work.

4. Etymology: From doffe, dof, equivalent to a. Compare don, dup, dout, gauf.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. To Doffverb

   Etymology: from do off.

   1. To put off dress.

   You have deceiv’d our trust,
   And made us doff our easy robes of peace,
   To crush our old limbs in ungentle steel. William Shakespeare, Hen. IV.

   Doff those links. John Milton, Agonistes.

   Nature, in awe to him,
   Had doff’d her gaudy trim,
   With her great master so to sympathize. John Milton.

   That judge is hot, and doffs his gown; while this
   O’er night was bowsy:
   So many rubs appear, the time is gone
   For hearing, and the tedious suit goes on. John Dryden, Juv. Sat.

   Alcides doffs the lion’s tawny hide. Nicholas Rowe.

   2. To strip.

   Why art thou troubled, Herod? What vain fear
   Thy blood-revolving breast doth move?
   Heaven’s king, who doffs himself our flesh to wear,
   Comes not to rule in wrath, but serve in love. Richard Crashaw.

   3. To put away; to get rid of.

   Your eye in Scotland
   Would create soldiers, and make women fight,
   To doff their dire distresses. William Shakespeare, Macbeth.

   4. To shift off; to delay; to refer to another time.

   Every day thou dofft’st me with some device, Iago; and rather keep’st from me all conveniency, than suppliest me with the least advantage of hope. William Shakespeare, Othello.

   Away, I will not have to do with you. ————
   —— Can’st thou so doff me? William Shakespeare, Much Ado about Nothing.

   5. This word is in all its senses obsolete, and scarcely used except by rusticks.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. doff

   Cornelia Hubertina "Neel" Doff (Buggenum, Netherlands, 27 January 1858 – Ixelles, Belgium, 14 July 1942) was an author of Dutch origin living and working in Belgium and mainly writing in French. She is one of the most important contributors to proletarian literature.

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1. doff

   To doff means to remove or take off, especially an item of clothing or a hat as a sign of respect or greeting. It can also refer to the act of discarding or giving up something.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Doffverb

   to put off, as dress; to divest one's self of; hence, figuratively, to put or thrust away; to rid one's self of

2. Doffverb

   to strip; to divest; to undress

3. Doffverb

   to put off dress; to take off the hat

4. Etymology: [Do + off. See Do, v. t., 7.]

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Doff

   dof, v.t. to do or take off: to rid one's self of. [A contr. of do off.]

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1. DOFF

   What does DOFF stand for? -- Explore the various meanings for the DOFF acronym on the Abbreviations.com website.

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How to pronounce DOFF?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say DOFF in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of DOFF in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of DOFF in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of DOFF in a Sentence

1. Barbara Brillant:

   And the health care providers must be properly trained in how to 'don and doff' personal protective equipment.

2. Tener Goodwin Veenema:

   There are various levels of protection health care providers must have when they are dealing with potentially fatal diseases. Not just Ebola, but small pox or anthrax or any Category A biological agent, and the health care providers must be properly trained in how to 'don and doff' personal protective equipment.

3. Uzi Rubin:

   That part of Sinai is very hilly and a good 100 km (62 miles) from Israel, so if we have the means to surveil it from the border, it would be a feat that I would doff my hat to.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=DOFF
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Doff
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=DOFF
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doff
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/DOFF
7. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=DOFF