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
goffer (third-person singular simple present goffers, present participle goffering, simple past and past participle goffered)
To make wavy; to crimp.
goffer (plural goffers)
(UK, naval slang) soft drink; non-alcoholic drink
• 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
28 April 2024
(adjective) of or relating to an inheritable character that is controlled by several genes at once; of or related to or determined by polygenes
The Boston Tea Party helped popularize coffee in America. The hefty tea tax imposed on the colonies in 1773 resulted in America switching from tea to coffee. In the lead up to the Revolutionary War, it became patriotic to sip java instead of tea. The Civil War made the drink more pervasive. Coffee helped energize tired troops, and drinking it became an expression of freedom.