duffs

We have found lemma(root) word of duffs : duff.

Definitions


[dʌf], (Adjective)

Definitions:
- of very poor quality
(e.g: duff lyrics)


Phrases:

Origin:
late 18th century (denoting something worthless): of unknown origin


[dʌf], (Noun)

Definitions:
- decaying vegetable matter covering the ground under trees
(e.g: generally the fires in this area burn the duff and underbrush and scorch a few trees)


Phrases:

Origin:
late 18th century (denoting something worthless): of unknown origin


[dʌf], (Verb)

Definitions:
- beat someone up
(e.g: I'm going to go round to his house with a bunch of mates and duff him up)


Phrases:

Origin:
1940s: of uncertain origin


[dʌf], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a person's buttocks
(e.g: I did not get where I am today by sitting on my duff)


Phrases:

Origin:
mid 19th century: of unknown origin


[dʌf], (Verb)

Definitions:
- mishit (a shot)
(e.g: he duffed the ball short of the green)


Phrases:

Origin:
late 19th century: of uncertain origin; perhaps from duffer


[dʌf], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a flour pudding boiled or steamed in a cloth bag
(e.g: a currant duff)


Phrases:

Origin:
early 19th century: northern English form of dough. Compare with up the duff


[dʌf], (Verb)

Definitions:
- steal and alter brands on (cattle)
(e.g: he was complaining to the police that his stock was being duffed)


Phrases:

Origin:
mid 18th century (as thieves' slang in the sense ‘sell worthless articles as if they were valuable’); probably a back-formation from duffer




definition by Oxford Dictionaries