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Definition: CLOFF

Part of Speech Definition
Noun 1. Formerly an allowance of two pounds in every three hundred weight after the tare and tret are subtracted; now used only in a general sense, of small deductions from the original weight.[Websters].

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

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"Cloff" is a common misspelling or typo for: cliff.

Date "Cloff" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1914. (references)

Note: Cloff \Cloff\ , noun. [Etymology uncertain.]. (references)

Definition: CLOFF

Part of SpeechDefinition
Noun1. Formerly an allowance of two pounds in every three hundred weight after the tare and tret are subtracted; now used only in a general sense, of small deductions from the original weight.[Websters].

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

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Date "CLOFF" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1914. (references)

Note: Cloff \Cloff\ , noun. [Etymology uncertain.]. (references)