| Duff | n. [ From OE. dagh. √67. See Dough. ] 1. Dough or paste. [ Prov. Eng. ] Halliwell. [ 1913 Webster ] 2. A stiff flour pudding, boiled in a bag; -- a term used especially by seamen; as, plum duff. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Duff | n. the buttocks; as, get off your duff and get to work. [ slang ]
Syn. -- rump; ass. [ ] |
| Duff | v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Duffed; p. pr. & vb. n. Duffing. ] [ Etym. uncertain. ] [ Colloq. or Slang ] 1. To treat or manipulate so as to give a specious appearance to; to fake; hence, to cheat. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ] 2. In Australia, to alter the brands on (cattle, horses, etc.); to steal (cattle, etc.), and alter their brands. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ] |
| Duffel | n. [ D. duffel, from Duffel, a town not far from Antwerp. ] 1. A kind of coarse woolen cloth, having a thick nap or frieze. [ Written also duffle. ] [ 1913 Webster ] Good duffel gray and flannel fine. Wordsworth. [ 1913 Webster ] 2. Outfit or suppplies, collectively; kit. [ Colloq., U. S. ] [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ] |
| Duffel bag | . A sack to hold miscellaneous articles, as tools, supplies, or the like. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ] |
| Duffer | n. 1. A peddler or hawker, especially of cheap, flashy articles, as sham jewelry; hence, a sham or cheat. [ Slang, Eng. ] Halliwell. [ 1913 Webster ] 2. A stupid, awkward, inefficient person.[ Slang ] [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Duffer | n. 1. (Mining) See Shicer. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ] 2. (Zool.) Any common domestic pigeon. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ] |
| Duffer | n. One who duffs cattle, etc. [ Australia ] Unluckily, cattle stealers are by no means so rare as would be desirable; they are locally known as duffers. Baden-Powell. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ] |
| Duffle | n. See Duffel. [ 1913 Webster ] |
