howff

English

Alternative forms

• howf

Etymology

From Scots howff, howf.

Noun

howff (plural howffs)

1. (Scotland) tavern; public house

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Scots

Alternative forms

• howf, houf, houff, houffe, hooff, hauf

Etymology

From earlier howf (“timber yard; burial ground”), probably a borrowing from Middle Dutch hof, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *hufą.

Noun

howff (plural howffs)

1. a haunt or meeting place

Verb

howff

1. (intransitive) to resort to a place