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doffing [′däf·iŋ] (textiles) Removing fibers from a cotton carding machine by means of a toothed bar or cylinder. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| This he did cheerfully, doffing his sunbonnet with courtly grace when he met ladies of his acquaintance. The next morning a strong man knocked at the cottage door, and doffing his hat to the Princess said: "A golden chariot passed me yesterday, and one within it flung me a purse of ducats, saying: |
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