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Definition of "goffer" []

  • To press ridges or narrow pleats into (a frill, for example). (verb-transitive)
  • An iron used for pressing ridges or narrow pleats. (noun)
  • Ridges or pleats produced in this manner. (noun)

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 "goffer" in a sentence
  • "December 1st, 2009 1:11 pm ET everyone should mind thier own buissness, what he doe's in his own time, is no ones buissiness. he didn't commit a crime, so he had a little spat with his wife, owh care's? even if he is the best goffer, it's not not our place to judge him. i am on his side all the way. mary roberts atwater calif. jim"
  • "Awl ground up in a greesy grimy goffer sawse tew eet wifout a spoonn( butt (hehe) ai brot a strawww!)"
  • "I'll bet people are praying to him expecting him to provide them with good luck situations on a whimb like a goffer or a slave."