woof

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woof1 / woŏf/ • n. the barking sound made by a dog.• v. [intr.] (of a dog) bark: the dog started to woof. ∎ black slang say something in an ostentatious or aggressive manner but with no intention to act: King start woofing to keep folks off our case. Just woofing. Just talk.woof2 • n. another term for weft.

woof

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woof1 threads crossing the web at right angles to the warp OE.; woven fabric XVII. OE. ōwef, alt. of ōwebb (see WEB) after wefan WEAVE; ME. oof became woof partly by assoc. in the phr. warp and (w)oof.

woof

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woof2 imit. of a dog's low gruff bark. XIX.

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