DOFF

v.

3 definitions — Webster’s Dictionary (1828)


1.
v.

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.
v.

To strip; to divest; to undress. Heaven's King, who doffs himself our flesh to wear. Crashaw.

3.
v.

To put off dress; to take off the hat.


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