Doff

·vi To put off dress; to take off the hat.

II. Doff ·vt To Strip; to Divest; to Undress.

III. Doff ·vt To put off, as dress; to divest one's self of; hence, figuratively, to put or thrust away; to rid one's self of.

doff
1) to put off; doff your hat. W. 2) do off, or put off. DOFF your clothes. North. The reverse of DO...

A glossary of provincial and local words used in England by Francis Grose
doff, to
To put aside. ...

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