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Verb
/däf/,/dôf/,
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doffed, past tense; doffing, present participle; doffed, past participle; doffs, 3rd person singular present;
  1. Remove (an item of clothing)
    • - he had doffed tie and jacket and rolled up his shirtsleeves
  2. Tip (one's hat) as a greeting or token of respect
    • - the manager doffed his hat to her
  1. remove; "He doffed his hat"
  2. Cornelia Hubertina (Neel) Doff (Buggenum, Netherlands, 27 January 1858 – Ixelles, Belgium, 14 July 1942) was an author of Dutch origin living and working in Belgium and mainly writing in French. She is one of the most important contributors to proletarian literature.
  3. To remove a hat as a greeting or mark of respect; To remove or take off, especially of clothing
  4. (Doffing) Taking off a protective suit. Go to top
  5. (Doffing) Taking the prosthesis off
  6. (Doffing) Removing completed cops from mule spindles.
  7. To remove a filled PACKAGE or BEAM from a textile machine. Frequently the operation includes replacing the full PACKAGE or BEAM with an empty one.
  8. To remove fibers from hand cards or a drum carder.
  9. A set of full-size yarn packages produced by one filament extrusion (spinning) machine.
  10. The action of partially removing a hat by males as a sign of respect.
  11. To take off (space suit)