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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Off \Off\, prep. Not on; away from; as, to be off one's legs or off the bed; two miles off the shore. --Addison. [1913 Webster] Off hand. See Offhand. Off side (Football), out of play; -- said when a player has got in front of the ball in a scrimmage, or when the ball has been last touched by one of his own side behind him. To be off color, (a) to be of a wrong color. (b) to be mildly obscene. To be off one's food or To be off one's feed, (Colloq.) to have no appetite; to be eating less than usual. [1913 Webster]