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    howff
    /haʊf/

    noun

    • 1. a favourite meeting place or haunt, especially a pub. Scottish

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    Howff definition: an abode; a familiar shelter or resort.. See examples of HOWFF used in a sentence.

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  3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › howfHowff Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    noun. ˈhau̇f ˈhōf. variants or howf. Scotland. : haunt, resort. Word History. Etymology. Dutch hof enclosure; akin to Old English hof enclosure, and perhaps to hufil hill. First Known Use. 1711, in the meaning defined above. Time Traveler. The first known use of howff was in 1711. See more words from the same year. Dictionary Entries Near howff.

  4. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishHOWFF definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    HOWFF definition: an abode ; a familiar shelter or resort | Meaning, pronunciation, translations and examples.

  5. www.thefreedictionary.com › howffHowff - definition of howff by The Free Dictionary

    Define howff. howff synonyms, howff pronunciation, howff translation, English dictionary definition of howff. or n Scot a haunt, esp a public house Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998,...

  6. www.collinsdictionary.com › us › dictionaryHOWFF definition in American English | Collins English Dictionary

    HOWFF definition: an abode ; a familiar shelter or resort | Meaning, pronunciation, translations and examples in American English.

  7. www.oed.com › dictionary › howff_vhowff, v. meanings, etymology and more - Oxford English...

    Meaning & use. Frequency. Factsheet. What does the verb howff mean? There is one meaning in OED's entry for the verb howff. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definition, usage, and quotation evidence. This word is used in Scottish English. Entry status. OED is undergoing a continuous programme of revision to modernize and improve definitions.

  8. en.wiktionary.org › wiki › howffhowff - Wiktionary, the free dictionary

    Mar 18, 2023 · howff. ( intransitive) to resort to a place. Categories: English terms borrowed from Scots. English terms derived from Scots. English doublets. English lemmas. English nouns. English countable nouns.