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To put off, as dress; to divest one's self of; hence, figuratively, to put or thrust away; to rid one's self of.

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  1. v. t. To put off, as dress; to divest one's self of; hence, figuratively, to put or thrust away; to rid one's self of.
  2. v. t. To strip; to divest; to undress.
  3. v. i. To put off dress; to take off the hat.
  4. v. to take off from the body or head
  5. 1. To put off, as dress; to divest one's self of; hence, figuratively, to put or thrust away; to rid one's self of. And made us doff our easy robes of peace. Shak. At night, or in the rain, He dons a surcoat which he doffs at morn. Emerson. 2. To strip; to divest; to undress. Heaven's King, who doffs himself our flesh to wear. Crashaw. To put off dress; to take off the hat.