howff
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English[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Scots howff, howf. Doublet of hof.
Noun[edit]
howff (plural howffs)
Scots[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From earlier howf (“timber yard; burial ground”), probably a borrowing from Middle Dutch hof.
Noun[edit]
howff (plural howffs)
Descendants[edit]
- → English: howff
Verb[edit]
howff
- (intransitive) to resort to a place
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