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Definition of Daffo
1. Noun. A Chadic language spoken in northern Nigeria.
Lexicographical Neighbors of Daffo
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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