baffn.¹

Brit.

/baf/, U.S.

/bæf/, Scottish English

/baf/

Etymology: Possibly < Old French baffe a blow with the back of the hand; but perhaps simply imitative of the sound.

Scottish.

A blow with anything flat or soft, e.g. the palm of the hand, a soft ball, etc.

ΘΚΠ

the world > movement > impact > striking > striking with specific thing > [noun] > blow struck with an object or instrument > with something soft

baffa1800

a1800 in R. Jamieson Pop. Ballads II. 382 (Jam.) His back they loundert..baff for baff.

1814 W. Scott Waverley III. xxiii. 355 For fear..some siccan dare-the-diel should tak a baff at them.

1854 H. Miller My Schools & Schoolmasters (1858) 11 A cannon-ball would but play baff on you.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1885; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

baffn.²

Brit.

/baf/, U.S.

/bæf/, Scottish English

/baf/

Forms:

α. 1900s– baf, 1900s– baff, 1900s– baffe, 1900s– bauf (south-western), 1900s– beff (Angus), 1900s– boff (south-western), 1900s– buff (central).

β. 1900s– bap.

Origin: Of uncertain origin. Perhaps formed within English, by clipping or shortening. Perhaps a variant or alteration of another lexical item. Etymons: English baffle; English bach, bauch.

Etymology: Origin uncertain. Probably ultimately related to bauchle n. Perhaps (i) shortened < Scots (chiefly southern) baffle, in the same sense (although this is first attested later: second half of the 20th cent.), variant of bauchle n., or perhaps (ii) a variant of Scots (chiefly southern) bach (also bauch), in the same sense (although this is also first attested later: second half of the 20th cent.), shortened < bauchle n. In both cases perhaps further influenced by baff v.², from the notion of slippers scuffing the ground.For the development of /f/ from earlier /x/ in Scots compare forms at e.g. argh adj., waugh adj.

Scottish.

A slipper; = baffie n. Usually in plural.

ΘΚΠ

the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > footwear > shoe or boot > shoe > [noun] > types of > light shoe or slipper

sockc725

pinson1388

slipper?1478

pantan1489

pump1555

slip-shoe1555

pinsnet1583

pump shoe1689

baff1914

baffie1917

1914 Trans. Sc. Dial. Comm. 1 16 Baffs, old loose slippers.

1982 M. Murray In my Ain Words 52 Baffs or baffies, bedroom slippers.

2018 @alisonallan75 21 July in twitter.com (O.E.D. Archive) [In response to What do you call them though slippers, baffies, carpets?] Baffies or baffs of course.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2019; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

† baffv.¹

Etymology: Possibly from Low German and Dutch baffen with same meaning; but probably directly imitative: compare yaff, and dialectal bough, buff.

Obsolete.

1. To bark or yelp as a dog; also transferred of persons.

ΘΚΠ

the world > animals > by noises > voice or sound made by animal > make sound [verb (intransitive)] > bark or yelp

barkc885

yawpc1400

baffc1440

yowta1525

bawl1556

chant1573

blaff1699

youp1855

whoof1863

the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > voice or vocal sound > sounds like animal or bird sounds > [verb (intransitive)] > bark or bay

bay1399

baffc1440

the world > animals > mammals > group Unguiculata or clawed mammal > family Canidae > dog > [verb (intransitive)] > bark

barkc885

galec1275

abayc1400

baffc1440

bawl1556

waff1570

baugh1576

prate1592

gladish1608

waffle1698

yamph1718

woof1804

allatrate1806

yaff1808

bow-wow1832

yaffle1847

kyoodle1935

the world > animals > mammals > group Unguiculata or clawed mammal > family Canidae > dog > [verb (intransitive)] > howl or yelp

galec1275

yawpc1400

baffc1440

yelp1553

bawl1556

waff1570

bewh1581

yap1668

yamph1718

nyaff1808

yaff1808

yaffle1847

yappet1868

ki-yi1869

c1440 Promptorium Parvulorum 20 Baffyn as howndys Baulo, baffo, latro.

1570 P. Levens Manipulus Vocabulorum sig. Aiii v/1 To Baffe, as a dog, latrare.

1599 T. Nashe Lenten Stuffe 37 Therewith outstept the stallfed foreman..and baft in his face. Biefe, Biefe, Biefe.

2. to say neither buff nor baff: see buff int. a.

ΚΠ

1542 N. Udall tr. Erasmus Apophthegmes f. 11 [Who] beeyng of him bidden good spede, saied to hym again neither buff ne baff.

1549 H. Latimer 2nd Serm. before Kynges Maiestie 7th Serm. sig. Cc.iiii When he should haue comforted Christ, he was a slepe, not once buffe, nor baffe to him.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1885; most recently modified version published online March 2021).

baffv.²

Brit.

/baf/, U.S.

/bæf/, Scottish English

/baf/

Etymology: Compare baff n.¹

Scottish.

To beat, strike; spec. in Golf, to strike the ground with the sole of the club-head in making a stroke.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > ball game > golf > play golf [verb (transitive)] > strike the ground

baff1858

1858 [see baffing-spoon n. at Derivatives].

1881 R. Forgan Golfer's Handbk. 33 Baff.

1890 Gloss. in H. G. Hutchinson et al. Golf (Badminton Libr. of Sports & Pastimes) 445 Baff.

Derivatives

ˈbaffing-spoon n. = baffy n.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > ball game > golf > equipment > [noun] > club > types of club

play club1685

putting club1690

gentlemen's club1709

putter1783

spoon1790

iron1793

sand-iron1796

whip-club1808

cleek1829

driving putter1833

bunker-iron1857

driver1857

niblick1857

putting iron1857

baffing-spoon1858

mid-spoon1858

short spoon1858

sand-club1873

three-wood1875

long iron1877

driving cleek1881

mashie1881

putting cleek1881

track-iron1883

driving iron1887

lofting-iron1887

baffy1888

brassy1888

bulger1889

lofter1889

lofter1892

jigger1893

driving mashie1894

mid-iron1897

mashie-niblick1907

wood1915

pinsplitter1916

chipper1921

blaster1937

sand-wedge1937

wedge1937

1858 Chambers's Jrnl. 10 157/1 The names of the wooden-headed clubs principally used at St. Andrews..are as follows: the play-club, long-spoon, mid-spoon,..putter, and baffing-spoon.

1881 R. Forgan Golfer's Handbk. 10 The ‘Baffing Spoon’ is so called from the sound produced by it as it smites the ground in making the stroke.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1933; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

n.¹a1800

n.²1914

v.¹c1440

v.²1858

单词	baff
释义	baffn.¹ Brit. /baf/, U.S. /bæf/, Scottish English /baf/ Etymology: Possibly < Old French baffe a blow with the back of the hand; but perhaps simply imitative of the sound. Scottish. A blow with anything flat or soft, e.g. the palm of the hand, a soft ball, etc. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > impact > striking > striking with specific thing > [noun] > blow struck with an object or instrument > with something soft baffa1800 a1800 in R. Jamieson Pop. Ballads II. 382 (Jam.) His back they loundert..baff for baff. 1814 W. Scott Waverley III. xxiii. 355 For fear..some siccan dare-the-diel should tak a baff at them. View more context for this quotation 1854 H. Miller My Schools & Schoolmasters (1858) 11 A cannon-ball would but play baff on you. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1885; most recently modified version published online December 2021). baffn.² Brit. /baf/, U.S. /bæf/, Scottish English /baf/ Forms: α. 1900s– baf, 1900s– baff, 1900s– baffe, 1900s– bauf (south-western), 1900s– beff (Angus), 1900s– boff (south-western), 1900s– buff (central). β. 1900s– bap. Origin: Of uncertain origin. Perhaps formed within English, by clipping or shortening. Perhaps a variant or alteration of another lexical item. Etymons: English baffle; English bach, bauch. Etymology: Origin uncertain. Probably ultimately related to bauchle n. Perhaps (i) shortened < Scots (chiefly southern) baffle, in the same sense (although this is first attested later: second half of the 20th cent.), variant of bauchle n., or perhaps (ii) a variant of Scots (chiefly southern) bach (also bauch), in the same sense (although this is also first attested later: second half of the 20th cent.), shortened < bauchle n. In both cases perhaps further influenced by baff v.², from the notion of slippers scuffing the ground.For the development of /f/ from earlier /x/ in Scots compare forms at e.g. argh adj., waugh adj. Scottish. A slipper; = baffie n. Usually in plural. ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > footwear > shoe or boot > shoe > [noun] > types of > light shoe or slipper sockc725 pinson1388 slipper?1478 pantan1489 pump1555 slip-shoe1555 pinsnet1583 pump shoe1689 baff1914 baffie1917 1914 Trans. Sc. Dial. Comm. 1 16 Baffs, old loose slippers. 1982 M. Murray In my Ain Words 52 Baffs or baffies, bedroom slippers. 2018 @alisonallan75 21 July in twitter.com (O.E.D. Archive) [In response to What do you call them though slippers, baffies, carpets?] Baffies or baffs of course. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2019; most recently modified version published online March 2022). † baffv.¹ Etymology: Possibly from Low German and Dutch baffen with same meaning; but probably directly imitative: compare yaff, and dialectal bough, buff. Obsolete. 1. To bark or yelp as a dog; also transferred of persons. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > by noises > voice or sound made by animal > make sound [verb (intransitive)] > bark or yelp barkc885 yawpc1400 baffc1440 yowta1525 bawl1556 chant1573 blaff1699 youp1855 whoof1863 the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > voice or vocal sound > sounds like animal or bird sounds > [verb (intransitive)] > bark or bay bay1399 baffc1440 the world > animals > mammals > group Unguiculata or clawed mammal > family Canidae > dog > [verb (intransitive)] > bark barkc885 galec1275 abayc1400 baffc1440 bawl1556 waff1570 baugh1576 prate1592 gladish1608 waffle1698 yamph1718 woof1804 allatrate1806 yaff1808 bow-wow1832 yaffle1847 kyoodle1935 the world > animals > mammals > group Unguiculata or clawed mammal > family Canidae > dog > [verb (intransitive)] > howl or yelp galec1275 yawpc1400 baffc1440 yelp1553 bawl1556 waff1570 bewh1581 yap1668 yamph1718 nyaff1808 yaff1808 yaffle1847 yappet1868 ki-yi1869 c1440 Promptorium Parvulorum 20 Baffyn as howndys Baulo, baffo, latro. 1570 P. Levens Manipulus Vocabulorum sig. Aiii v/1 To Baffe, as a dog, latrare. 1599 T. Nashe Lenten Stuffe 37 Therewith outstept the stallfed foreman..and baft in his face. Biefe, Biefe, Biefe. 2. to say neither buff nor baff: see buff int. a. ΚΠ 1542 N. Udall tr. Erasmus Apophthegmes f. 11 [Who] beeyng of him bidden good spede, saied to hym again neither buff ne baff. 1549 H. Latimer 2nd Serm. before Kynges Maiestie 7th Serm. sig. Cc.iiii When he should haue comforted Christ, he was a slepe, not once buffe, nor baffe to him. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1885; most recently modified version published online March 2021). baffv.² Brit. /baf/, U.S. /bæf/, Scottish English /baf/ Etymology: Compare baff n.¹ Scottish. To beat, strike; spec. in Golf, to strike the ground with the sole of the club-head in making a stroke. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > ball game > golf > play golf [verb (transitive)] > strike the ground baff1858 1858 [see baffing-spoon n. at Derivatives]. 1881 R. Forgan Golfer's Handbk. 33 Baff. 1890 Gloss. in H. G. Hutchinson et al. Golf (Badminton Libr. of Sports & Pastimes) 445 Baff. Derivatives ˈbaffing-spoon n. = baffy n. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > ball game > golf > equipment > [noun] > club > types of club play club1685 putting club1690 gentlemen's club1709 putter1783 spoon1790 iron1793 sand-iron1796 whip-club1808 cleek1829 driving putter1833 bunker-iron1857 driver1857 niblick1857 putting iron1857 baffing-spoon1858 mid-spoon1858 short spoon1858 sand-club1873 three-wood1875 long iron1877 driving cleek1881 mashie1881 putting cleek1881 track-iron1883 driving iron1887 lofting-iron1887 baffy1888 brassy1888 bulger1889 lofter1889 lofter1892 jigger1893 driving mashie1894 mid-iron1897 mashie-niblick1907 wood1915 pinsplitter1916 chipper1921 blaster1937 sand-wedge1937 wedge1937 1858 Chambers's Jrnl. 10 157/1 The names of the wooden-headed clubs principally used at St. Andrews..are as follows: the play-club, long-spoon, mid-spoon,..putter, and baffing-spoon. 1881 R. Forgan Golfer's Handbk. 10 The ‘Baffing Spoon’ is so called from the sound produced by it as it smites the ground in making the stroke. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1933; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.¹a1800n.²1914v.¹c1440v.²1858
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Derivatives

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† baffv.¹

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