Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A fool; an idiot; a block-head.
- To be foolish; make sport; play; toy.
- To toss aside; put off; doff.
- To turn (one) aside.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- transitive verb obsolete To cast aside; to put off; to doff.
- noun obsolete A stupid, blockish fellow; a numskull.
- transitive verb Prov. Eng. To daunt.
- intransitive verb Scot. To act foolishly; to be foolish or sportive; to toy.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A
fool ; anidiot ; ablockhead . - noun UK, informal Short form of
daffodil . - verb transitive To
toss aside; put off;doff . - verb transitive To turn (someone) aside;
divert . - verb intransitive To be
foolish ; makesport ;play ;toy . - verb UK, dialect To
daunt .
Etymologies
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from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
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Examples
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Spring arrived late this year making the daff bloom parade that much more appreciated.
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I do love the Lorikeet and the PinK Pride….have you ever seen a solid pink daff?
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Good for you, Frances, for keeping track of your daff names!
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You have such a selection, any non daff lover should be easily swayed to adoring them.
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The blood grass is good for hiding the daff foliage here along the long wall, but you still need the talent of blinding yourself to the bad bits and focusing on the good.
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That particular daff is known for being earlier than the others, is slightly smaller and the outer petals have a slight twist to them that I could only see in photos.
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When these daff legislators will have to actually go to Chicago to talk to the president and see him in his own environment, playing with his daughters, visiting with his friends, walking along the lake shore with his wife, perhaps they will be re-awakened to what normal life is like.
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Then the enlarging leaves cover the dying daff foliage.
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You have quite an array of lovely daff varieties, Frances.
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I studied many many sites last year trying to ID that little daff and feel fairly confident with this name for it.
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