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CLOFFS
Noun
cloffs
plural of cloff
Source: Wiktionary
CLOFF
Cloff, n. Etym: [Etymol. uncertain.]
Definition: Formerly an allowance of two pounds in every three hundred weight after the tare and tret are subtracted; now used only in a general sense, of small deductions from the original weight. [Written also clough.] McCulloch.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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