DAFTER

Etymology 1

Adjective

dafter

comparative form of daft

Etymology 2

Noun

dafter (plural dafters)

Obsolete spelling of daughter.

Anagrams

• farted, rafted

Source: Wiktionary


DAFT

Daft, a. Etym: [OE. daft, deft, deft, stupid; prob. the same word as E. deft. See Deft.]

1. Stupid; folish; idiotic; also, delirious; insance; as, he has gone daft. Let us think no more of this daft business Sir W. Scott.

2. Gay; playful; frolicsome. [Scot.] Jamieson.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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