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  3  definitions  found 
 
  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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