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Auf  n.  (Also spelled oaf, ouphe)  A changeling or elf child, that is, one left by fairies; a deformed or foolish child; a simpleton; an oaf. (Obs.)


Oaf  n.  
1.
Originally, an elf's child; a changeling left by fairies or goblins; hence, a deformed or foolish child; a simpleton; an idiot.
2.
A clumsy or awkward person.
Synonyms: klutz, clod, lummox, stumblebum.





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"Oaf" Quotes from Famous Books



... him more except as the husband of a very rich girl, never be permitted even to speak to him save as an almost forgotten friend, and in passing! Even now perhaps he was on his way to her, whereas I, poor oaf that I was, was moiling here over some trucky work. Would my ship never come in? my great day never arrive? ...
— Twelve Men • Theodore Dreiser
... the long parley found a close, And, clean and kempt, the little oaf— Disburdened of her wants and woes, And burdened with her wheaten loaf— Went forth ...
— The Mistress of the Manse • J. G. Holland
... agreed completely. Why had he saved this oaf who meant nothing to him? It was not an easy question to answer, though it had seemed so right at the time. If only Meta hadn't said that they would take care of him; he knew they could and was tired of it. He could take care of himself: he felt the anger rising again at the remembered words. Was ...
— The Ethical Engineer • Henry Maxwell Dempsey
... When the sap begins to stir! Make me man or make me woman, Make me oaf or ape or human, Cup of flower or cone of fir; Make me anything but neuter When the sap begins ...
— Songs from Vagabondia • Bliss Carman and Richard Hovey
... himself in his pleasure as to swing about his bat like a tennis-racket. What thunderous applause he received! It was his last term, and his last match. And I am glad that the final picture, which our memory preserves of White alive, shows us the sterling oaf departing after a glorious innings, surrounded by uproarious school-fellows, and smiling as only the righteous can. Grand old boy, may we meet many ...
— Tell England - A Study in a Generation • Ernest Raymond


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