woof


Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
woof1 /wʊf/
noun the barking sound made by a dog. verb
  • 1 bark.
  • 2 US black slang say something boastfully or aggressively.
  • 3 informal consume (food) ravenously.
– origin C19: imitative.



Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
woof2 /wuːf/
noun another term for weft1.
– origin OE ōwef, a compound from the base of weave1; ME oof later became woof by assoc. with warp.
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