Doffed

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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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