<p><strong>Verb:</strong></p><ul><li>(used with object)<ul><li>To remove or take off, as clothing.</li><li>To remove or tip (the hat), as in greeting.</li><li>To throw off; get rid of: "Doff your stupid ideas and join our side!"</li><li>Textiles: To strip (carded fiber) from a carding machine.</li><li>To remove (full bobbins, material, etc.) from a textile machine.</li></ul></li></ul><p><strong>Noun:</strong></p><ul><li>Textiles:<ul><li>The act of removing bobbins, material, etc., and stripping fibers from a textile machine.</li><li>The material so doffed.</li></ul></li></ul>