"thruff" meaning in English

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Preposition

Etymology: Reflecting a dialectal pronunciation where the sound of (/x/) in English thurgh altered to /f/, as in standard English rough, tough, etc. Etymology templates: {{m+|en|thurgh}} English thurgh Head templates: {{head|en|prepositions|head=}} thruff, {{en-prep}} thruff
  1. (UK, dialectal, dated) Pronunciation spelling of through. Tags: UK, alt-of, dated, dialectal, pronunciation-spelling Alternative form of: through
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