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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Doff \Doff\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Doffed}; p. pr. & vb. n.
     {Doffing}.] [Do + off. See {Do}, v. t., 7.]
     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.
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              And made us doff our easy robes of peace. -- Shak.
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              At night, or in the rain,
              He dons a surcoat which he doffs at morn. --
                                                    Emerson.
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     2. To strip; to divest; to undress.
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              Heaven's King, who doffs himself our flesh to wear.
                                                    -- Crashaw.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Doff \Doff\, v. i.
     To put off dress; to take off the hat.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  doff
       v : remove; "He doffed his hat"

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  38 Moby Thesaurus words for "doff":
     cast off, detach, disengage, douse, drop, free, liberate, loose,
     loosen, put off, release, remove, slip out of, step out of,
     take off, throw off, unbar, unbind, unbolt, unbuckle, unbutton,
     unchain, unclasp, undo, unfasten, unfetter, unglue, unlace,
     unlatch, unleash, unlock, unloose, unloosen, unstick, unstrap,
     untie, unwrap, weigh anchor
  
  

















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