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OAF

\ˈə͡ʊf], \ˈə‍ʊf], \ˈəʊ_f]\

Definitions of OAF

1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
1914 - Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language
1874 - Etymological and pronouncing dictionary of the English language
1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language

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A clown; dolt.

1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman

A changeling; simpleton.

1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
By James Champlin Fernald

A changeling; a foolish child left by fairies in place of another taken away by them; a dolt; a simpleton.

1914 - Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language
By Nuttall, P.Austin.

A foolish child, or idiot, left by fairies in place of another who is carried off by them; a dolt.

1874 - Etymological and pronouncing dictionary of the English language
By Stormonth, James, Phelp, P. H.

n. [English, Anglo-Saxon] A changeling ; a foolish child left by fairies in the place of another ;- a dolt ; a blockhead.

1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language

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