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howff

[houf, ouf; hohf, ohf]

howff

[houf, ouf; hohf, ohf] Scot.
noun
1.
an abode; a familiar shelter or resort.
verb (used without object)
2.
to reside.
3.
to visit a familiar haunt.

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Howff is one of our favorite verbs.
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to chew (food) slowly and thoroughly.
to expurgate (a written work) by removing or modifying passages considered vulgar or objectionable.

Origin:
1555–65; origin uncertain
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howf or howff (haʊf, həʊf, haʊf, həʊf)
 
n
(Scot) a haunt, esp a public house
 
[C16: of uncertain origin]
 
howff or howff
 
n
 
[C16: of uncertain origin]

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