howff
English
Alternative forms
- howf
Etymology
From Scots howff, howf.
Noun
howff (plural howffs)
- (Scotland) tavern; public house
Scots
Alternative forms
- howf, houf, houff, houffe, hooff, hauf
Etymology
From earlier howf (“timber yard; burial ground”), probably a borrowing from Middle Dutch hof, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *hufą.
Noun
howff (plural howffs)
- a haunt or meeting place
Verb
howff
- (intransitive) to resort to a place