woof

English

Pronunciation

  • (US) enPR: wo͝of, IPA(key): /wʊf/
  • Rhymes: -ʊf

Etymology 1

From Middle English oof, owf, from Old English ōwef, āwef, from ō- (“on”) +‎ wef (“web”), from Old English wefan (“to weave”), from Proto-Germanic *webaną (“to weave”), from Proto-Indo-European *webʰ-, *wobʰ- (“to weave, to lace together”).

Noun

woof (plural woofs)

  1. The set of yarns placed crosswise in a loom, interlaced with the warp, carried by the shuttle; weft.
  2. A fabric; the texture of a fabric.
    • 1803, Erasmus Darwin, The Temple of Nature‎, The Gutenberg Project, published 2008:
      O'er her fine waist the purfled woof descends;
Synonyms
  • (crosswise thread or yarn): weft
Translations

Etymology 2

Onomatopoeic.

Noun

woof (plural woofs)

  1. The sound a dog makes when barking.
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Interjection

woof

  1. The sound of a dog barking.
  2. (humorous) Expression of strong physical attraction for someone.
    • 2015, Remmy Duchene, Love Me Harder‎, Loose Id, →ISBN, page 32:
      I see a hardworking man, with a smile that lights up a room—very sexy—woof!

Verb

woof (third-person singular simple present woofs, present participle woofing, simple past and past participle woofed)

  1. To make a woofing sound.
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Etymology 3

Acronym

woof

  1. (marketing) Well-off older folks.
  2. (agriculture) Work on organic farm.

Dutch

Pronunciation

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  • Rhymes: -oːf

Verb

woof

  1. singular past indicative of wuiven
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