coof
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of coof
First recorded in 1715–25; origin uncertain
Example Sentences
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I ca' him coof an' hav'rel too, An' frown wi' scornfu' ee.
From The Galaxy Vol. XXIII?March, 1877.?No. 3 by Various
They'll hae me wed a wealthy coof, Tho' I mysel' hae plenty, Tam; But, hear'st thou laddie! there's my loof, I'm thine at ane an' twenty, Tam!
From Poems and Songs of Robert Burns by Burns, Robert
Where ance the coggie hirpled fair, And blithesome poortith toomed the loof, There's nae a burnie giglet rare But blaws in ilka jinking coof.
From Punch - Volume 25 (Jul-Dec 1853) by Various
You see yon birkie ca'd a lord, Wha struts and stares, and a' that: Though hundreds worship at his word He's but a coof for a' that.
From Poems with Power to Strengthen the Soul by Mudge, James
The gossip keekit in his loof, Quo' scho, "Wha lives will see the proof, This waly boy will be nae coof: I think we'll ca' him Robin."
From Poems and Songs of Robert Burns by Burns, Robert
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