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Definition of dowf in English: dowfadjective daʊf Irish English, English Regional, Scottish, Northern 1Dull, flat; lacking in spirit or energy, listless; inactive. 2Sad, melancholy, out of spirits. 3Of a sound: dull, flat, hollow. Now somewhat rare. 4Of a day, etc., with regard to its weather: dull, overcast; hazy. Compare "duff". Now rare. 5Of vegetable matter: decayed, rotten, lacking the kernel or substance. Compare "deaf nut", "duff". Now rare.
noun daʊf Irish English, English Regional, Scottish, Northern A dull blow, typically the result of striking with something soft; the sound made by such a blow; a thud. Also in "to play dowf": to thump. Compare "duff", "doof [noun²]". Now rare.
verb daʊf Scottish rare no object To thump, buffet, punch, or strike (someone or something), especially with a soft object or substance. Also without object. Frequently with down. Occasionally also without object: to land with a thud.
OriginEarly 16th century; earliest use found in Gavin Douglas (c1476–1522), poet and bishop of Dunkeld. Probably partly from early Scandinavian<br>early 19th century (in an earlier sense). Partly from dowf. Definition of dowf in US English: dowfadjectivedaʊf Irish English, English Regional, Scottish, Northern 1Dull, flat; lacking in spirit or energy, listless; inactive. 2Sad, melancholy, out of spirits. 3Of a sound: dull, flat, hollow. Now somewhat rare. 4Of a day, etc., with regard to its weather: dull, overcast; hazy. Compare "duff". Now rare. 5Of vegetable matter: decayed, rotten, lacking the kernel or substance. Compare "deaf nut", "duff". Now rare.
noundaʊf Irish English, English Regional, Scottish, Northern A dull blow, typically the result of striking with something soft; the sound made by such a blow; a thud. Also in "to play dowf": to thump. Compare "duff", "doof [noun²]". Now rare.
verbdaʊf Scottish rare no object To thump, buffet, punch, or strike (someone or something), especially with a soft object or substance. Also without object. Frequently with down. Occasionally also without object: to land with a thud.
OriginEarly 16th century; earliest use found in Gavin Douglas (c1476–1522), poet and bishop of Dunkeld. Probably partly from early Scandinavian<br>early 19th century (in an earlier sense). Partly from dowf. |