Search Result for "duff":
Wordnet 3.0
NOUN (1)
1. a stiff flour pudding steamed or boiled usually and containing e.g. currants and raisins and citron;
[syn: duff, plum duff]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Duff \Duff\ (d[u^]f), n. [From OE. dagh. [root]67. See Dough.] 1. Dough or paste. [Prov. Eng.] --Halliwell. [1913 Webster] 2. A stiff flour pudding, boiled in a bag; -- a term used especially by seamen; as, plum duff. [1913 Webster]The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Duff \Duff\ (d[u^]f), n. the buttocks; as, get off your duff and get to work. [slang] Syn: rump; ass. []The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Duff \Duff\ (d[u^]f), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Duffed; p. pr. & vb. n. Duffing.] [Etym. uncertain.] [Colloq. or Slang] 1. To treat or manipulate so as to give a specious appearance to; to fake; hence, to cheat. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] 2. In Australia, to alter the brands on (cattle, horses, etc.); to steal (cattle, etc.), and alter their brands. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]U.S. Gazetteer (1990):
Duff, TN Zip code(s): 37729Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0:
30 Moby Thesaurus words for "duff": arse, bad, beat, behind, bilk, bottom, broken, butt, can, cheat, counterfeit, cozen, defraud, diddle, do, dud, fake, false, fanny, gyp, inoperable, inoperative, overreach, prat, rear, screw, tail, unworkable, useless, worthless
