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Deef vs Derf - What's the difference?

deef | derf |

As adjectives the difference between deef and derf

is that deef is (obsolete|or|dialectal) deaf while derf is (obsolete) strong; powerful; fierce.

deef

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • (obsolete, or, dialectal) deaf
  • * 1884 : (Mark Twain), (The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn), Chapter VIII
    • Then the captain sung out "Stand away!" and the cannon let off such a blast right before me that it made me deef with the noise and pretty near blind with the smoke, and I judged I was gone.
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    derf

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • (obsolete) strong; powerful; fierce

    • Derived terms

    * derfly (Webster 1913)