Däff1, n.
n. [Icel. daufr, stupid, O. Sw. döf, allied to deaf, q. v.] A stupid, blockish fellow. [Obs.] Chaucer.
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Daff
Däff2, v. t.
v. t. [O. Sw. dofwa, döfwa, to make dull, to stupefy.] To daunt. [Prov. Eng.] Grose.
Däff3, v. t.
[Equivalent to doff, do off, q. v.] To toss aside; to put off. [Obs.] Canst thou so daff me? Thou hast killed my child. Shak.
Däff4, v. i.
To act foolishly; to be sportive; to toy. [Scot.] Jamieson.
Dāff5, n.
n. 1. Dough or paste. [Prov. Eng.] Halliwell. 2. A stiff flour pudding, boiled in a bag;—a term used especially by seamen.