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Definition of Doffs

1. doff [v] - See also: doff

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Lexicographical Neighbors of Doffs

Doerfler Doerfler-Stewart test doers does doeskin doeskin doeskins doest doeth dof

doff doffed doffer doffers doffing doffs (current term) dog dog dog's-bane dog's-ear

dog's-tail grass dog's-tongue dog's-tooth check dog's-tooth violet dog's breakfast dog's dinner dog's mercury dog-brier dog-day cicada dog-ear

Literary usage of Doffs

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1. The Dawn in Britain by Charles Montagu Doughty (1906)
"Which, gainst her life, her enemies lately shot. Blessed be the gods ! she stands forth, them receive: Her helm now doffs; and they embrace and kiss. ..."

2. The Classical Mythology of Milton's English Poems by Charles Grosvenor Osgood (1900)
"At the command of Jove, the good spirit doffs his sky- robes, spun out of Iris' woof, and descends 'swift as the sparkle of a glancing star' to convey ..."

3. Transactions of the National Association of Cotton Manufacturers by National Association of Cotton Manufacturers, New England Cotton Manufacturers' Association (1905)
"This may be more readily seen, when we consider that 7s yarn, run on 2 inch ring, 6 inch traverse, doffs every one hour and thirty-five minutes; ..."

4. Twenty Years in Retirement by John Blakiston (1835)
"Return to England—Author doffs the harness and takes leave of his military friends—Remarks on the British army—Comparison of infantry and cavalry—Butterfly ..."

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