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First published 1968 (SND Vol. VII).
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Quotation dates: 1965

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QUEFF, n. Sc. form and usage of Eng. coif, a close-fitting cap (see quot.) (Abd. 1967).Abd. 1965 Abd. Press & Jnl. (30 Sept.):
It was just an ordinary tweed hat with a “queff” — a circle — sewn in instead of a dent.

[O.Sc. quayff, coif, 1436.]

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