daff

Definitions

1. 1.To cast aside; to put off; to doff. [Obs.] Canst thou so daff me Thou hast killed my child. Shak.
2. 2.A stupid, blockish fellow; a numskull. [Obs.] Chaucer.
3. 3.To act foolishly; to be foolish or sportive; to toy. [Scot.] Jamieson.
4. 4.To daunt. [Prov. Eng.] Grose.

Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).

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Definition-first questions whose answer is daff.

• What is to cast aside; to put off; to doff. [Obs.] Canst thou so daff me Thou hast killed my child. Shak called?
• What is a stupid, blockish fellow; a numskull. [Obs.] Chaucer called?
• What is to act foolishly; to be foolish or sportive; to toy. [Scot.] Jamieson called?