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4 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Duffer \Duf"fer\, n. 1. (Mining) See {Shicer}. 2. (Zo["o]l.) Any common domestic pigeon. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Duffer \Duf"fer\, n. One who duffs cattle, etc [Australia] Unluckily, cattle stealers are by no means so rare as would be desirable; they are locally known as duffers. --Baden-Powell. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Duffer \Duf"fer\, n. 1. A peddler or hawker, especially of cheap, flashy articles, as sham jewelry; hence a sham or cheat. [Slang, Eng.] --Halliwell. 2. A stupid, awkward, inefficient person.[Slang] From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: duffer n : an incompetent or clumsy person; "as a golfer he was only a duffer"
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