DOFF


Meaning of DOFF in English

/dof, dawf/ , v.t.

1. to remove or take off, as clothing.

2. to remove or tip (the hat), as in greeting.

3. to throw off; get rid of: Doff your stupid ideas and join our side!

4. Textiles.

a. to strip (carded fiber) from a carding machine.

b. to remove (full bobbins, material, etc.) from a textile machine.

n.

5. Textiles.

a. the act of removing bobbins, material, etc., and stripping fibers from a textile machine.

b. the material so doffed.

[ 1300-50; ME, contr. of do off; cf. DON 1 ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .