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GOFFER
goffer, gauffer
(noun) an ornamental frill made by pressing pleats
goffer, gauffer, goffering iron, gauffering iron
(noun) an iron used to press pleats and ridges
goffer, gopher
(noun) a zealously energetic person (especially a salesman)
gauffer, goffer
(verb) make wavy with a heated goffering iron; “goffer the trim of the dress”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology 1
Verb
goffer (third-person singular simple present goffers, present participle goffering, simple past and past participle goffered)
To make wavy; to crimp.
Etymology 2
Noun
goffer (plural goffers)
(UK, naval slang) soft drink; non-alcoholic drink
Anagrams
• geroff
Source: Wiktionary
Gof"fer, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Goffered; p. pr. & vb. n. Goffering.] Etym: [See Gauffer.]
Definition: To plait, flute, or crimp. See Gauffer. Clarke.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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