"hoff" meaning in English

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Preposition

Head templates: {{head|en|prepositions|head=}} hoff, {{en-prep}} hoff
  1. Pronunciation spelling of off. Tags: alt-of, pronunciation-spelling Alternative form of: off
    Sense id: en-hoff-en-prep-3ubrulvO Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English prepositions, English pronunciation spellings, Pages with 8 entries, Pages with entries, Pages with 8 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 8 entries: 0 8 23 2 5 15 17 13 13 1 2 1 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 0 12 21 1 7 14 16 13 13 1 1 1
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          "ref": "1918, Credo Harris, Where the Souls of Men are Calling:",
          "text": "\"'W'y, chuck 'er, ye blighter!' says I. \"'But 'ow farst must Hi count four?' he asks agin, lookin' worrit; 's'pose she goes hoff in me 'and?' he says.",
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          "ref": "1880, John Habberton, Romance of California Life:",
          "text": "\"I believe in fair play, but I darsn't keep my eyes hoff of 'em sleepy-lookin' tops, when their flippers is anywheres near their knives, you know.\"",
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          "ref": "1877, Charles W. Hall, Adrift in the Ice-Fields:",
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