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Definition of "doff" [doff]

  • To take off; remove: doff one's clothes. (verb-transitive)
  • To tip or remove (one's hat) in salutation. (verb-transitive)
  • To put aside; discard. (verb-transitive)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "doff" in a sentence
  • "_Do on_, put on; often shortened into "don"; cf. doff, which is shortened from do off."
  • ""doff" it is. actually, why don't i just add that to the "don" entry, since it's essentially the same thing?"
  • "So park your Fiat 500 in the driveway of your Mid-Century modern rancher, doff your bouclé suit and prim pumps, and settle back in your Eames couch: In one sense, 'Mad Men' is always on these days."