guf·faw

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• guf|faw — «guh F», noun, verb. –n. a burst of loud, coarse laughter: »Young Buttons burst out into a guffaw (Thackeray). –v.i. to laugh loudly and coarsely: »For his monomaniacal follies, he is everywhere guffawed at (Time). ╂[originally Scottish; probably …   Useful english dictionary

• guf — guf·fer; mac·guf·fin; guf·faw; guf·fa; …   English syllables

• faw — faw; guf·faw; …   English syllables

• guffaw — guf·faw …   English syllables

• guffaw — guf|faw [ gə fɔ ] verb intransitive to laugh very loudly ╾ guf|faw noun count …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• guffaw — guf•faw [[t]gʌˈfɔ, gə [/t]] n. v. fawed, faw•ing. n. 1) a loud burst of laughter 2) to laugh loudly • Etymology: 1710–20; perh. imit …   From formal English to slang

• guffaw — guf|faw [gəˈfo: US ˈfo:] v [Date: 1700 1800; Origin: From the sound] to laugh loudly ▪ We guffawed at what Graham had written. >guffaw[i] n ▪ The announcement was greeted with loud guffaws …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• Guffaw — Guf*faw , n. A loud burst of laughter; a horse laugh. A hearty low guffaw. Carlyle. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• USS Barnegat (AVP-10) — Built at the Puget Sound Navy YardThe second Barnegat (AVP 10), the lead ship of a new class of built for the purpose small seaplane tenders, was laid down on 27 October 1939 at Bremerton, Wash., by the Puget Sound Navy Yard; and launched on 23… …   Wikipedia

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