Today's Word "doff"
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doff \DOF\ (transitive verb) - 1 : To take off, as an article of clothing. 2 : To tip or remove (one's hat). 3 : To put aside; to rid oneself of.
"The Argo has a leak, a list, a leak, Warriors, doff your helmets! Fear neither bloody axe nor sword nor mace, Warriors, doff your helmets!" -- Robert Graves, 'The Golden Fleece'
Doff Middle English doffen, from don off, "to do off," from don, "to do" + off, "off."
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