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adj
comparative form of duff: more duff
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: comparative, form-of
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name
A surname.
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noun
An incompetent, indolent, or clumsy person.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: informal
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noun
A player having little skill, especially a golfer who duffs.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: hobbies, lifestyle, sports
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noun
A pedlar or hawker, especially one selling cheap or substandard goods.
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Usage: archaic
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noun
Cheap or substandard goods sold by a duffer.
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Usage: archaic
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noun
Anything substandard, such as a counterfeit or a defective instance.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: archaic
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Synonyms: duff
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noun
A cow that does not produce milk or produces substantially less than her peers do.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: dated
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Synonyms: strapper
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noun
A cattle thief or thief of other livestock; one who alters the brands of cattle.
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Usage: Australia, dated
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noun
A racing pigeon that does not perform well.
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noun
Any of various nymphalid butterflies of the genus Discophora.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: biology, entomology, natural-sciences
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noun
an incompetent or clumsy person
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: clumsy person
History
Cognate with duff, which see (origin is uncertain).
Across languages
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