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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Oaf \Oaf\ ([=o]f), n. [See {Auf}.]
Originally, an elf's child; a changeling left by fairies or
goblins; hence a deformed or foolish child; a simpleton; an
idiot.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Auf \Auf\ ([add]f), n. [OE. auph, aulf, fr Icel. [=a]lfr elf.
See {Elf}.] [Also spelt {oaf}, {ouphe}.]
A changeling or elf child, -- that is one left by fairies; a
deformed or foolish child; a simpleton; an oaf. [Obs.]
--Drayton.
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
oaf
n : an awkward stupid person [syn: {lout}, {klutz}, {clod}, {stumblebum},
{goon}, {lubber}, {lummox}, {lump}, {gawk}]
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