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lofer

lofer

English

Noun

lofer (plural lofers)

  1. A timber wolf.
    • 1921, Zane Grey, To The Last Man
      He's part lofer, Jean. His mother was a favorite shepherd dog of mine. His father was a big timber wolf that took us two years to kill.

French

Etymology

lof + -er

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /lɔ.fe/

Verb

lofer

  1. (intransitive, nautical) to luff

Conjugation