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Oaf

OAF, n. [said to be a corruption of ouph or elf, a fairy or demon, and to denote a foolish child left by fairies in the place of one of better intellects which they steal.]
1. A changeling; a foolish child left by fairies in the place of another.
2. A dolt; an idiot; a blockhead.

 

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