"WOF" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: WOFs [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} WOF (countable and uncountable, plural WOFs)
  1. (quilting) Width of fabric. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-WOF-en-noun-kUQ8B3eU Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 21 36 43 Topics: business, manufacturing, quilting, textiles
  2. Warmed-over flavor; A rancid flavor that occurs in refrigerated cooked meat. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-WOF-en-noun-NoZ6qmtd Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 21 36 43
  3. (New Zealand) Initialism of warrant of fitness. Tags: New-Zealand, abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable Alternative form of: warrant of fitness
    Sense id: en-WOF-en-noun-zh~PKRS2 Categories (other): New Zealand English, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 21 36 43

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for WOF meaning in English (4.2kB)

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