"cloff" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: cloffs [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} cloff (plural cloffs)
  1. (historical, shipping) An allowance of two pounds in every three hundredweight after the tare and tret are subtracted; now used only in a general sense, of small deductions from the original weight. Tags: historical Categories (topical): Shipping Synonyms: clough
    Sense id: en-cloff-en-noun-9xOQDwka Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: economics, science, sciences, shipping, transport

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