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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Doff \Doff\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Doffed}; p. pr. & vb. n.
{Doffing}.] [Do + off. See {Do}, v. t., 7.]
1. To put off, as dress; to divest one's self of; hence,
figuratively, to put or thrust away; to rid one's self of.
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And made us doff our easy robes of peace. -- Shak.
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At night, or in the rain,
He dons a surcoat which he doffs at morn. --
Emerson.
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2. To strip; to divest; to undress.
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Heaven's King, who doffs himself our flesh to wear.
-- Crashaw.
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