"goffer" meaning in English

See goffer in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈɡɒfə/ Forms: goffers [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} goffer (plural goffers)
  1. (UK, naval slang) soft drink; non-alcoholic drink Tags: UK, slang
    Sense id: en-goffer-en-noun-SNGyn4NP Categories (other): British English, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 76 24 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 88 12 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 92 8 Topics: government, military, naval, navy, politics, war
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Verb

IPA: /ˈɡɒfə/ Forms: goffers [present, singular, third-person], goffering [participle, present], goffered [participle, past], goffered [past]
Etymology: Borrowed from French gaufrer (“to stamp with a patterned tool”), from gaufre (“honeycomb”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|fr|gaufrer||to stamp with a patterned tool}} French gaufrer (“to stamp with a patterned tool”) Head templates: {{en-verb}} goffer (third-person singular simple present goffers, present participle goffering, simple past and past participle goffered)
  1. To make wavy; to crimp. Translations (To make wavy; to crimp): набирам (nabiram) (Bulgarian), плисирам (plisiram) (Bulgarian), დანაკეცება (danaḳeceba) (Georgian), გოფრირება (goprireba) (Georgian), karbować [imperfective] (Polish), skarbować [perfective] (Polish), marszczyć [imperfective] (Polish), zmarszczyć [perfective] (Polish), fałdować [imperfective] (Polish), sfałdować [perfective] (Polish)
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Inflected forms

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