What does doffing mean?
Doffing means present participle and gerund of doff.
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Pronunciation varies by accent · verb
present participle and gerund of doff.
Hat-tippings and cap-doffings are of course of a different nature to more elaborate verbal greetings. In etiquette manuals they may be described as incentives to a conversation, but in practice they seem to have been quite ceremonial.
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Doffing means present participle and gerund of doff.
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Hat-tippings and cap-doffings are of course of a different nature to more elaborate verbal greetings. In etiquette manuals they may be described as incentives to a conversation, but in practice they seem to have been quite ceremonial.
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