DAFF
Etymology 1
Noun
daff (plural daffs)
A fool; an idiot; a blockhead.
Etymology 2
Verb
daff (third-person singular simple present daffs, present participle daffing, simple past and past participle daffed)
(intransitive) To be foolish; make sport; play; toy.
(UK, dialect, obsolete) To daunt.
Etymology 3
Verb
daff (third-person singular simple present daffs, present participle daffing, simple past and past participle daffed)
(transitive) To toss (aside); to dismiss.
(transitive) To turn (someone) aside; divert.
Etymology 4
Noun
daff (plural daffs)
(British, informal) Clipping of daffodil.
Etymology 5
Noun
daff (plural daffs)
Alternative form of daf (“type of drum”)
Anagrams
• aff'd
Source: Wiktionary
Daff, v. t. Etym: [Cf. Doff.]
Definition: To cast aside; to put off; to doff. [Obs.]
Canst thou so daff me Thou hast killed my child. Shak.
Daff, n. Etym: [See Daft.]
Definition: A stupid, blockish fellow; a numskull. [Obs.] Chaucer.
Daff, v. i.
Definition: To act foolishly; to be foolish or sportive; to toy. [Scot.]
Jamieson.
Daff, v. t.
Definition: To daunt. [Prov. Eng.] Grose.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition