3. Any old woman who is employed to guard a younger one; a governess. Arbuthnot.

Du*et" (?), n. [Duetto.] (Mus.) A composition for two performers, whether vocal or instrumental.

||Du`et*ti"no (?), n. [It ., dim. fr. duetto a duet.] A duet of short extent and concise form.

||Du*et"to (?), n. [It., fr. It & L. duo two. See Two.] See Duet.

Duff (df), n. [From OE. dagh. √67. See Dough.] 1. Dough or paste. [Prov. Eng.] Halliwell.

2. A stiff flour pudding, boiled in a bag; -- a term used especially by seamen; as, plum duff.

Duf"fel (?), n. [D. duffel, from Duffel, a town not far from Antwerp.] A kind of coarse woolen cloth, having a thick nap or frieze. [Written also duffle.]

Good duffel gray and flannel fine.

Wordsworth.

Duf"fer (?), n. 1. A peddler or hawker, especially of cheap, flashy articles, as sham jewelry; hence, a sham or cheat. [Slang, Eng.] Halliwell.

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