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Dough.
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A stiff flour pudding, often with dried fruit, boiled in a cloth bag, or steamed.
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A pudding-style dessert, especially one made with plums.
Examples of duff in a Sentence
If you'd let me drive, you could sit around here on your duff instead.
In 1844 Viscount Hardinge opened government appointments to all who had studied in institutions similar to Duff's foundation.
In the same year Duff took part in founding the Calcutta Review, of which from 1845 to 1849 he was editor.
As a memorial of his work the Duff Hall was erected in the centre of the educational buildings of Calcutta; and a fund of Li 13000 was raised for his disposal, the capital of which was afterwards to be used for invalided missionaries of his own church.
In 1864 Duff visited South Africa, and on his return became convener of the foreign missions committee of the Free Church.
Duff was called to the chair, and guided the church happily through this crisis.
The nature and extent of these operations vary with the character of the coal, which if hard and free from shale partings may be finished by simple screening into large and nut sizes and smaller slack or duff, with a final hand-picking to remove shale and dust from the larger sizes.
But when there is much small duff, with intermixed shale, more elaborate sizing and washing plant becomes necessary.
The smaller duff is separated by vibrating or rotating screens into a great number of sizes, which are cleaned by washing in continuous current or pulsating jigging machines, where the lighter coal rises to the surface and is removed by a stream of water, while the heavier waste falls and is discharged at a lower level, or through a valve at the bottom of the machine.
An excellent summary of Maine's principal writings may be seen in Sir Mountstuart Grant Duff's memoir.
Quiros returned to Europe, and, obtaining command of a fleet, made a voyage in1605-1607during which he observed some of the Paumotu and Society Islands, and later discovered the small Duff group of the Santa Cruz Islands, passing thence to the main island of the New Hebrides, which he hailed as his objective, the southern continent.
Wilson of the missionary ship " Duff " visited the Society group, Fiji, Tonga and the Marquesas, and added to the knowledge of the Paumotu and Caroline Islands.
What Carey did for England was largely done for Scotland by Alexander Duff, who settled in Calcutta in 1830, and was a pioneer of higher education in India.
The London Mission ship " Duff " in 1797 landed eighteen missionaries (mainly artisans) at Tahiti, ten more in the Tonga or Friendly Islands, and one on the Marquesas.
In 1818 two Tahiti teachers settled in the Tonga islands, which the " Duff " pioneers had abandoned after half of them had been killed for a cannibal feast.
Alexander Duff, a Scottish Presbyterian, had begun his great educational work in Calcutta, and Bible tract and book societies were springing up everywhere.
A striking picture of the condition of the people at this period is given by Lady Duff Gordon in Last Letters from Egypt.
Lewis (1784-1866), Amos Kendall and Duff Green, the last named being editor of the United States Telegraph, the organ of the administration.
The foreign mission committee was formed in 1825, at the instance of Dr John Inglis (1763-1834), a leader of the Moderate party; and Dr Alexander Duff went to India in 1829 as the first missionary of the Church of Scotland.
Duff's Spinoza's Political and Ethical Philosophy (1903) are important contributions of more recent date.
Sir William Duff, who followed Lord Jersey as governor, died at Sydney in 1895, and was succeeded by Lord Hampden.
In 1799 Charles became aide-de-camp to Sir James Duff, commanding the Limerick district.
The South (principal) elevation has the pedimented center piece with exuberant armorial carving Duff Arms and Motto.
Duff House, the Fife Gates Pair of polished ashlar octagonal gatepiers with molded stepped caps supporting fine carved stone urns.
The only duff moment comes with a rather botched job of Massive Attack's Safe From Harm.
In fact you're probably MORE likely to get up the duff because of the amount of alcohol consumed!
I'm so duff at writing these Newsletters, hence the last one being in July!
Duff certainly has a unique voice, clearly identifiable among the often faceless pop crowd.
Charlie McKerron usually teaches fiddle for at least one weekend a year, and last summer Marc Duff was teaching whistle.
In the middle were Mark Kerr and Greg Cameron, with Stuart Duff supporting lone frontman Lee Miller.
For dessert, try guava duff (steamed pudding with guava jelly ).
The normally perky Duff adds depth to Sam, but is sabotaged by silly stereotypes invading every scene.
Hilary Duff is a talented young starlet that just loves these sugary sweet roles.
A change of national chairman from Robert Robinson to Duff Burrell has had little effect on the course of the increasingly vitriolic argument.
At the Disruption of 1843 Duff sided with the Free Church, gave up the college buildings, with all their effects, and with unabated courage set to work to provide a new institution.
What Ulfilas was to the Gothic tribes, what Columba and his disciples were to the early Celtic missions, what Augustine or Aidan was to the British Isles, what Boniface was to the churches of Germany and Anskar to those of Denmark and Sweden, that, on the discovery of a new world of missionary enterprise, was Xavier to India, Hans Egede to Greenland, Eliot to the Red Indians, Martyn to the church of Cawnpore, Marsden to the Maoris, Carey, Heber, Wilson, Duff and Edwin Lewis to India, Morrison, Gilmour, Legge, Hill, Griffith John to China, Gray, Livingstone, Mackenzie, Moffat, Hannington, Mackay to Africa, Broughton to Australia, Patteson to Melanesia, Crowther to the Niger Territory, Chalmers to New Guinea, Brown to Fiji.
There seem to be awkward pauses, stilted banter and duff links all over the shop.
All over the nation, teens and young adults are purchasing Hilary Duff makeup to replicate the look of the multitalented pop princess.
Hilary Duff began her fashion and makeup line in 2004, branding it "Stuff by Hilary Duff."
The results have been similar as tween girls drag their mothers to the retail store to purchase the latest Duff stuff from lip gloss to perfume to apparel.
Stuff by Hilary Duff is manufactured by Townley Cosmetics, an eco-friendly cosmetics company who has signed PETA's "Statement of Assurance" agreement.
This television program launched Duff into stardom, and the fun and colorful aspects of the show have continued to successfully sell products years following its cancellation.
Most Internet suppliers focus their inventory more on the clothing and accessories Duff also sells through the line.
They carry a complete selection of Stuff by Duff, as well as Hilary's music, books, and room décor.
Recently the Stuff by Duff line has enjoyed a transformation from bubble gum pink into mature, earth-toned packaging.
Following the lead of Duff's own transition into adulthood, both her cosmetics line and the woman herself have successfully crossed over from being a focus of the tween set into being respected and revered in adulthood.
Would you like to not only purchase Stuff by Duff but achieve a look similar to Hilary herself?
Despite having her own brand of beauty products, Hilary Duff admittedly uses mostly MAC cosmetics.
Though she is currently a brunette, Duff enjoyed a long run as a blonde with bangs.
If you have golden hair like Duff, you can mimic her romantically soft look in no time flat.