v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Doffed p. pr. & vb. n. Doffing. ] [ Do + off. See Do, v. t., 7. ] 1. To put off, as dress; to divest one's self of; hence, figuratively, to put or thrust away; to rid one's self of. [ 1913 Webster ]

And made us doff our easy robes of peace. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

At night, or in the rain,
He dons a surcoat which he doffs at morn. Emerson. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To strip; to divest; to undress. [ 1913 Webster ]

Heaven's King, who doffs himself our flesh to wear. Crashaw. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. To put off dress; to take off the hat. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. (Mach.) A revolving cylinder, or a vibrating bar, with teeth, in a carding machine, which doffs, or strips off, the fiber from the cards. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

2. (Spinning) A worker who replaces full bobbins by empty ones on the throstle or ring frames. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]