cloff

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

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Noun

cloff (plural cloffs)

  1. (historical, shipping) An allowance of two pounds in every three hundredweight after the tare and tret are subtracted; now used only in a general sense, of small deductions from the original weight.

References

Welsh

Etymology

Inherited from Middle Welsh cloff, from Latin cloppus.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kloːf/
  • Rhymes: -oːf

Adjective

cloff (feminine singular cloff, plural cloffion, equative cloffed, comparative cloffach, superlative cloffaf)

  1. lame, limpy, crippled
    Synonyms: efrydd, herciog, crupl
  2. (figurative) defective, weak, insufficient
    Synonyms: diffygiol, amherffaith, llipa, gwan

Mutation

Mutated forms of cloff
radical soft nasal aspirate
cloff gloff nghloff chloff

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Further reading

  • D. G. Lewis, N. Lewis, editors (2005–present), “cloff”, in Gweiadur: the Welsh–English Dictionary, Gwerin
  • R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “cloff”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
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