Dictionary entry

Woof

Webster's Dictionary 1913

Woof (wo͞of), n. [OE. oof, AS. ōwef, ōweb, āweb; on, an, on + wef, web, fr. wefan to weave. The initial w is due to the influence of E. weave. See On, Weave, and cf. Abb.]

1. The threads that cross the warp in a woven fabric; the weft; the filling; the thread usually carried by the shuttle in weaving.

2. Texture; cloth; as, a pall of softest woof. Pope.