"goff" meaning in English

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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
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          "ref": "1848, Maria Edgeworth, The Gardener",
          "text": "Forester soon took an aversion to the game of goff, and recollected Scotch reels with less contempt.",
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        "Obsolete form of golf (“ball game”)."
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        "(Scotland) Obsolete form of golf (“ball game”)."
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      "rhymes": "-ɒf"
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      "name": "cog"
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    {
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        "2": "goffo"
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      "expansion": "Italian goffo",
      "name": "cog"
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        "2": "gofo"
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      "expansion": "Spanish gofo",
      "name": "cog"
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          "text": "He calls the bishop Grey-beard Goff,\nAnd makes his power a mere scoff.",
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        "A fool; a clown."
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        "(obsolete) A fool; a clown."
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        "(Scotland) Obsolete form of golf (“ball game”)."
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      "name": "cog"
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      "glosses": [
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      ],
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        "(obsolete) A fool; a clown."
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