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Webster 1913 Edition

Goff

Goff

,
Noun.
[Cf. F.
goffe
ill-made, awkward, It.
goffo
, Sp.
gofo
, Prov. G.
goff
a blockhead, Gr. [GREEK] stupid.]
A silly clown.
[Prov. Eng.]
Halliwell.

Goff

,
Noun.
A game. See
Golf
.
[Scot.]
Halliwell.

Webster 1828 Edition

Goff

GOFF

,
Noun.
A foolish clown; also, a game. [See Golf.]

Definition 2024

Goff

Goff

See also: goff

English

Proper noun

Goff

  1. A surname​.

goff

goff

See also: Goff

English

Noun

goff ‎(uncountable)

  1. (Scotland) Obsolete form of golf. (ball game)
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    • Maria Edgeworth
      Forester soon took an aversion to the game of goff, and recollected Scotch reels with less contempt.

Etymology 2

Compare French goffe ‎(“ill-made, awkward”), Italian goffo, Spanish gofo, German dialect Goff a blockhead.

Noun

goff ‎(plural goffs)

  1. (obsolete) A fool; a clown.
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Etymology

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -ɒf

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