howff

English edit

Alternative forms edit

howf

Etymology edit

From Scots howff, howf. Doublet of hof.

Noun edit

howff (plural howffs)

(Scotland) tavern; public house

Scots edit

Alternative forms edit

howf, houf, houff, houffe, hooff, hauf

Etymology edit

From earlier howf (“timber yard; burial ground”), probably a borrowing from Middle Dutch hof.

Noun edit

howff (plural howffs)

a haunt or meeting place

Descendants edit

→ English: howff

Verb edit

howff

(intransitive) to resort to a place

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