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doff

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doff  (dôf, df)
tr.v. doffed, doff·ing, doffs
1. To take off; remove: doff one's clothes.
2. To tip or remove (one's hat) in salutation.
3. To put aside; discard.
[Middle English doffen, from don off, to do off : don, to do; see do1 + off, off; see off.]
doff
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to take off or lift (one's hat) in salutation [Old English dōn of]
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Verb1.doff - remove; "He doffed his hat"
take off - remove clothes; "take off your shirt--it's very hot in here"
doff
verb 1. tip, raise, remove, lift, take off
verb 2. take off, remove, shed, discard, throw off, cast off, slip out of, slip off
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I should have mentioned that shortly after Toby's disappearance, perceiving the uncertainty of the time I might be obliged to remain in the valley--if, indeed, I ever should escape from it--and considering that my whole wardrobe consisted of a shirt and a pair of trousers, I resolved to doff these garments at once, in order to preserve them in a suitable condition for wear should I again appear among civilized beings.
Typee by Melville, Herman View in context
  Silence your pibroch, doff tartan and plume:
The Devil's Dictionary by Bierce, Ambrose View in context
"I wull have satisfaction o' thee," answered the squire; "so doff thy clothes.
The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling by Fielding, Henry View in context
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