duff

Example Sentences

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Andrew agreed the Welsh accent is trustworthy, but said he would have spotted Charlotte's duff Welsh accent from a mile off.

From BBC • Jan. 3, 2025

“The duff will give you a pungent, resonant, very bright sound,” he said.

From New York Times • Feb. 21, 2023

The duff — needles, branches and other plant detritus — is 2 to 3 feet deep in some parts of the Angeles National Forest, he said.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 20, 2022

Conditions today are on the cusp, he warns me as he grabs damp duff from beneath a stand of alders and stuffs it into a garbage bag.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 19, 2022

Out under the trees, some rangers had found enough duff and dry wood to start a fire beneath a slanting ridge of slate.

From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin