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howff
(houf, ouf; hōf, ōf ),USA pronunciation [Scot.]
n.
v.i.
n.
- Scottish Termsan abode;
a familiar shelter or resort.
v.i.
- Scottish Termsto reside.
- Scottish Termsto visit a familiar haunt.
- origin, originally uncertain 1555–65