Definition of Daffo

1. Noun. A Chadic language spoken in northern Nigeria.

Exact synonyms: Bokkos, Ron
Generic synonyms: West Chadic

Lexicographical Neighbors of Daffo

Dactyloscopidae
Dad's Day
Dada
Dadaist
Dadaists
Daddy
Dade
Dadibi
Dadra and Nagar Haveli
Daedal
Daedalian
Daedalus
Daegu
Daejeon
Daffey
Daffo
Daffodil
Daffy
Daffy Duck
Dafla
Dafni
Dafnion
Dag Hammarskjold
Dag Hjalmar Agne Carl Hammarskjold
Dagan
Dagda
Dagestan
Dagestani
Dagestanis
Daghestan

Literary usage of Daffo

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Graded Lessons in Spelling by William Coligny Doub (1907)
"skimmed couch va'cant pen'sive sol'i tude mood daffo dils se rene' daffo dils sol'i tude in vert'ed pea'sive junc'tion 9 The birds skimmed over the water. ..."

2. Sons and Lovers by David Herbert Lawrence (1922)
"said Paul, turning shyly aside, " your daffo- arly out. Is n't it early? But don't they look " said Miriam, in her musical, caressing voice. ..."

3. Publications by English Dialect Society (1875)
"The daffo- diL (Very com. with children.) DAG [dag]. To "set a dag" is to perform some feat in such a way as to challenge imitation ; such as walking along ..."

4. The Vision of William Concerning Piers the Plowman: In Three Parallel Texts by William Langland (1886)
"Dagge, v. to cut at the edges; Let dagge = caused to be cut at the edges, 23. 143 ; Leet dagge, b. 20.142. ace below. daffo, fool, idiot, dolt, 2. 139, II. ..."

5. Author's & Printer's Dictionary: A Guide for Authors by Frederick Howard Collins (1912)
"... not daffi-, daffo-, daffy- (one word). DAG, Deputy-Adjutant- General. dagger (t), (typ.), the second reference mark, coming after the asterisk. ..."

6. Dictionary of Obsolete and Provincial English: Containing Words from the by Thomas Wright (1857)
"(Gr.) Variegated. Z в (2) ». To daunt. North. (3) ». A dastard, or coward. (4) s. A priest. Craven. (5) adj. Doughy. Line. DAFFADILLY, , \ s. The daffo- ..."

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