putoff

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)
putoff
    n 1: a pretext for delay or inaction
from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Put-off \Put"-off`\ (?; 115), n.
   A shift for evasion or delay; an evasion; an excuse.
   --L'Estrange.
   [1913 Webster]
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