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

  Duff \Duff\ (d[u^]f), n. [From OE. dagh. [root]67. See {Dough}.]
     1. Dough or paste. [Prov. Eng.] --Halliwell.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. A stiff flour pudding, boiled in a bag; -- a term used
        especially by seamen; as, plum duff.


        [1913 Webster]

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

  Duff \Duff\ (d[u^]f), n.
     the buttocks; as, get off your duff and get to work. [slang]
  
     Syn: rump; ass. []

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

  Duff \Duff\ (d[u^]f), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Duffed}; p. pr. & vb.
     n. {Duffing}.] [Etym. uncertain.] [Colloq. or Slang]
     1. To treat or manipulate so as to give a specious appearance
        to; to fake; hence, to cheat.
        [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
  
     2. In Australia, to alter the brands on (cattle, horses,
        etc.); to steal (cattle, etc.), and alter their brands.
        [Webster 1913 Suppl.]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  duff
       n : a stiff flour pudding steamed or boiled usually containing
           e.g. currents and citron

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

  30 Moby Thesaurus words for "duff":
     arse, bad, beat, behind, bilk, bottom, broken, butt, can, cheat,
     counterfeit, cozen, defraud, diddle, do, dud, fake, false, fanny,
     gyp, inoperable, inoperative, overreach, prat, rear, screw, tail,
     unworkable, useless, worthless
  
  

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:

  Duff, TN
    Zip code(s): 37729

















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