Duff vs. Tuff

Duffnoun

(dialectal) Dough.

Tuffnoun

(rock) A light porous rock, now especially a rock composed of compacted volcanic ash varying in size from fine sand to coarse gravel.

Duffnoun

A stiff flour pudding, often with dried fruit, boiled in a cloth bag, or steamed.

Tuffnoun

Same as Tufa.

Duffnoun

A pudding-style dessert, especially one made with plums.

Tuffnoun

hard volcanic rock composed of compacted volcanic ash

Duffnoun

Decaying vegetable matter on the forest floor.

Tuffnoun

a light, porous rock formed by consolidation of volcanic ash.

Duffnoun

Coal dust, especially that left after screening or combined with other small, unsaleable bits of coal.

Tuff

Tuff is a type of rock made of volcanic ash ejected from a vent during a volcanic eruption. Following ejection and deposition, the ash is lithified into a solid rock.

Duffnoun

Fine and dry coal in small pieces, usually anthracite.

Duffnoun

(British) A mixture of coal and rock.

Duffnoun

(slang) The bits left in the bottom of the bag after the booty has been consumed, like crumbs.

Duffnoun

Something spurious or fake; a counterfeit, a worthless thing.

Duffnoun

An error.

Duffnoun

The buttocks.

Duffadjective

(UK) Worthless; not working properly, defective.

‘Why do I always get a shopping trolley with duff wheels?’;

Duffverb

To disguise something to make it look new.

Duffverb

(Australia) To alter the branding of stolen cattle; to steal cattle.

Duffverb

To beat up.

‘I heard Nick got duffed up behind the shopping centre at the weekend.’;

Duffverb

To hit the ground behind the ball.

Duffnoun

Dough or paste.

Duffnoun

A stiff flour pudding, boiled in a bag; - a term used especially by seamen; as, plum duff.

Duffnoun

the buttocks; as, get off your duff and get to work.

Duffverb

To treat or manipulate so as to give a specious appearance to; to fake; hence, to cheat.

Duffverb

In Australia, to alter the brands on (cattle, horses, etc.); to steal (cattle, etc.), and alter their brands.

Duffnoun

a stiff flour pudding steamed or boiled usually containing e.g. currents and citron