duff adj Brit
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duff — duff1 [duf] n. [dial. var. of DOUGH, with ff for ME gh (see LAUGH), orig. pronounced (kh); senses 2 & 3 < ?] 1. a thick flour pudding boiled in a cloth bag or steamed, often containing dried fruit 2. decaying vegetable matter on the ground in… … English World dictionary
duff — 1. n. a boiled pudding. Etymology: N.Engl. form of DOUGH 2. adj. Brit. sl. 1 worthless, counterfeit. 2 useless, broken. Etymology: perh. = DUFF(1) 3. v.tr. sl. 1 Brit. Golf mishit (a shot, a ball); bungle. 2 Austral. steal and alter brands on… … Useful english dictionary
duff — [[t]dʌ̱f[/t]] duffs, duffing, duffed ADJ GRADED (disapproval) If you describe something as duff, you mean it is useless, broken, or of poor quality. [BRIT, INFORMAL] Most of us have had to take a duff job sometime in our lives when opportunities… … English dictionary
master — [[t]mɑ͟ːstə(r), mæ̱s [/t]] ♦♦ masters, mastering, mastered 1) N COUNT A servant s master is the man that he or she works for. My master ordered me not to deliver the message except in private... In 1777 several northern states encouraged white… … English dictionary
