DOFFED

Verb

doffed

simple past tense and past participle of doff

Source: Wiktionary


DOFF

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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