"blaff" meaning in English

See blaff in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: blaffs [present, singular, third-person], blaffing [participle, present], blaffed [participle, past], blaffed [past]
Etymology: 17th century, from Dutch blaffen. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|nl|blaffen}} Dutch blaffen Head templates: {{en-verb}} blaff (third-person singular simple present blaffs, present participle blaffing, simple past and past participle blaffed)
  1. (obsolete) to bark Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-blaff-en-verb-pXgVU5pF Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries
     
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