Dictionary entry

Doff

Webster's Dictionary 1913

Doff (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Doffed (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Doffing.] [Do + off. See Do, v. t., 7.] 1. To put off, as dress; to divest one's self of; hence, figuratively, to put or thrust away; to rid one's self of.

And made us doff our easy robes of peace. Shak.

At night, or in the rain,

He dons a surcoat which he doffs at morn. Emerson.

2. To strip; to divest; to undress.

Heaven's King, who doffs himself our flesh to wear. Crashaw.