woof

Meanings

Noun

• The set of yarns placed crosswise in a loom, interlaced with the warp, carried by the shuttle; weft.
• A fabric; the texture of a fabric.
• The sound a dog makes when barking.
• Initialism of well-off older folks
• Initialism of work on an organic farm

Verb

• To make a woofing sound.

Related

Similar words

• weft

Origin

• From Middle English oof, owf, from Old English ōwef, āwef, from ō- + wef, from Old English wefan, from Proto-Germanic *webaną, from Proto-Indo-European *webʰ-, *wobʰ-.