How to pronounce woof

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What woof means

noun

Most people know woof in its everyday sense. Here's its other meaning.

The threads woven across the long threads of cloth

In a sentence: On the loom, the woof passed over and under the long threads.

Where it comes from: It comes from the Old English owef, from a word meaning to weave. The w at the front came from the words warp and weft. The dog's woof is a different word that copies the sound.

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