English Explanatory Dictionary

coff

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To buy, purchase.
verb
  1. Eye dialect spelling of cough.

Pronunciation

/kɒf/ /kɔf/

Word forms

coff coffs coffing coffed coft

Etymology

Attested from the 15th century. Likely from Scots coft, or from Middle Dutch or other Germanic cofte. Compare German kaufen.

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