verb
doff
DAWF/dɔːf/
To take off clothing or lift a hat in greeting.
The man doffs his hat, lifting it completely off his head in greeting.
Etymology
Do off used do in its older sense of “put”: to “put off” a garment was to remove it. Doff preserves that meaning, especially for taking off a hat.
In context
Surely, gentle Nigel, you could doff your armor.” “Then have I only my underclothes.”
More examples
- He doffs his hat in greeting as his neighbor approaches.
- The workers doff their protective suits before leaving the lab.
- She doffed her gloves before shaking my hand.
Forms
doff · doffs · doffed · doffing