About The Word Doff
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Doff
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What's The Definition Of Doff?
[v] remove; "He doffed his hat"
Synonyms | Synonyms for Doff: Related Terms | Find terms related to Doff: cast off | detach | disengage | douse | drop | free | liberate | loose | loosen | put off | release | remove | slip out of | step out of | take off | throw off | unbar | unbind | unbolt | unbuckle | unbutton | unchain | unclasp | undo | unfasten | unfetter | unglue | unlace | unlatch | unleash | unlock | unloose | unloosen | unstick | unstrap | untie | unwrap | weigh anchor See Also | take off Doff In Webster's Dictionary \Doff\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Doffed}; p. pr. & vb. n.
{Doffing}.] [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. To put off dress; to take off the hat. |
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