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youff

youff noun: the bark of a dog. Also the pronunciation spelling of youth.

Noun

youff (plural youffs)

  1. (Scotland, obsolete) The bark of a dog.
    • This was blithe news; for really we were wearied with going about, and hearing yon Sicilians chatter in a tongue that was as unmeaning as a dog's youff.1833, John Galt, Stories of the Study, volume 3, page 69

Verb

youff (third-person singular simple present youffs, present participle youffing, simple past and past participle youffed)

  1. (Scotland, obsolete) To bark

Also used as

youff is also the pronunciation spelling of youth.

Forms of youff

Noun
pluralyouffs
Verb
third-person singular presentyouffs
present participleyouffing
past participleyouffed
pastyouffed

Questions about youff

What does youff mean?
Youff means the bark of a dog.
What part of speech is youff?
Youff can be a noun or a verb.
What is the plural of youff?
The plural of youff is youffs.

Words near youff in the dictionary

  1. youed
  2. youee
  3. youees
  4. Youell
  5. Youens
  6. youff
  7. youffed
  8. youffing
  9. youffs
  10. youfie
  11. Yough

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