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Thesaurus: daff

To cast aside; to put off; to doff.

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  1. v. t. To cast aside; to put off; to doff.
  2. n. A stupid, blockish fellow; a numskull.
  3. v. i. To act foolishly; to be foolish or sportive; to toy.
  4. v. t. To daunt.
  5. To cast aside; to put off; to doff. [Obs.] Canst thou so daff me Thou hast killed my child. Shak. A stupid, blockish fellow; a numskull. [Obs.] Chaucer. To act foolishly; to be foolish or sportive; to toy. [Scot.] Jamieson. To daunt. [Prov. Eng.] Grose.
  6. To cast aside; to put off; to doff. [Obs.]Canst thou so daff me Thou hast killed my child. Shak.
  7. v. t. To cast aside; to put off; to doff. n. A stupid, blockish fellow; a numskull. v. i. To act foolishly; to be foolish or sportive; to toy. v. t. To daunt.