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Moff vs Goff - What's the difference?

moff | goff |

As nouns the difference between moff and goff

is that moff is a thin silk stuff made in Caucasia while goff is obsolete form of golf (ball game.

As a proper noun Goff is

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moff

English

Noun

(-)
  • (archaic) A thin silk stuff made in Caucasia.
    • (Webster 1913)

    goff

    English

    Etymology 1

    Noun

    (-)
  • (Scotland) (ball game)
    • (Halliwell)
  • * (Maria Edgeworth)
    • Forester soon took an aversion to the game of goff , and recollected Scotch reels with less contempt.

    Etymology 2

    Compare (etyl) , (etyl) goffo, (etyl) gofo, (etyl) dialect Goff a blockhead.

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (obsolete) A fool; a clown.
    • (Halliwell)
    (Webster 1913)