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howff

howff is the alternative spelling of howf.

Meaning of howf

Noun

howf (plural howfs)

  1. (Scotland, archaic) A frequent meeting place; a haunt; often specifically, a drinking-house or tavern.
    • [A]s this Scotsman's howf lies right under your lee, why, take any port in a storm.1822, [Walter Scott], chapter IV, in The Pirate. […], volume I, Edinburgh: […] [James Ballantyne and Co.] for Archibald Constable and Co.; London: Hurst, Robinson, and Co., →OCLC, page 60
  2. (Scotland, archaic) A rudimentary shelter, especially one used by a mountaineer; a hut.

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Forms of howff

Noun
pluralhowffs
Verb
third-person singular presenthowffs
present participlehowffing
past participlehowffed
pasthowffed

Questions about howff

What is howff the alternative spelling of?
Howff is the alternative spelling of howf.

Words near howff in the dictionary

  1. however much
  2. however one slices it
  3. Howey
  4. Howey test
  5. howf
  6. howff
  7. howffs
  8. howfs
  9. howgh
  10. howgoesit
  11. howgoesits

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