DOFF

doff

(verb) remove; โ€œHe doffed his hatโ€

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Verb

doff (third-person singular simple present doffs, present participle doffing, simple past and past participle doffed)

(clothing) To remove or take off, especially of clothing.

Synonym: take off

Antonym: don

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

To get rid of, to throw off.

(reflexive) To strip; to divest; to undress.

Source: Wiktionary


Doff, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Doffed; p. pr. & vb. n. Doffing.] Etym: [Do + off. See Do, v. t., 7.]

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

Doff, v. i.

Definition: To put off dress; to take off the hat.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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