daff

Etymology

Definitions

1. 1

   A fool

   A fool; an idiot; a blockhead.

2. 2

   To be foolish

   To be foolish; make sport; play; toy.

   • We'll hauld our court mid the roaring lins, And daff in the lashan' tide
   • They admired and loved each other—enjoyed easy circumstances—had duties to discharge which they did not neglect; and, clear in conscience as light of heart, laughed, sung, danced, daffed the world aside, and bid it pass.
3. 3

   To daunt.

   • Young Tam came up and eyed me quick With reddened cheek—Braw Tam was daffed like a chick—He could na speak—Ah Marie they are all gane hame
   • "Perhaps, most Elysian of fair ladies, it would be, as one might say, more seemly if I, as a justice of the peace—" Brilliana daffed him down.
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   1. 4

      To toss (aside)

      To toss (aside); to dismiss.

      • DON PEDRO. I would she had bestowed this dotage on me; I would have daffed all other respects and made her half myself.
      • Such is the record of Scripture. Nor can you daff it aside by saying that local and temporary conditions condemned women to silence and private life.
   2. 5

      To turn (someone) aside

      To turn (someone) aside; divert.

   3. 6

      Clipping of daffodil.

      • Get your daffs here - £2 a bunch.
      • You want a few more daffs on the decani side […]
      • Like spending money, it goes with the territory. So if he wants the price of the daffs and the Black Magic returned, why shouldn't we be compensated for having to put up with the less profitable side of romance?
   4. 7

      Alternative form of daf (“type of drum”).

      • Thus, there is considerable debate going on among Chaush whether performing daff music is in accordance with Islamic law or not,
   5. 8

      A preparation of gypsum once used to adulterate food products.

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