Hypertext Webster Gateway: "oaf"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Oaf \Oaf\ ([=o]f), n. [See {Auf}.]
Originally, an elf's child; a changeling left by fairies or
goblins; hence, a deformed or foolish child; a simpleton; an
idiot.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Auf \Auf\ ([add]f), n. [OE. auph, aulf, fr. Icel. [=a]lfr elf.
See {Elf}.] [Also spelt {oaf}, {ouphe}.]
A changeling or elf child, -- that is, one left by fairies; a
deformed or foolish child; a simpleton; an oaf. [Obs.]
--Drayton.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
oaf
n : an awkward stupid person [syn: {lout}, {klutz}, {clod}, {stumblebum},
{goon}, {lubber}, {lummox}, {lump}, {gawk}]
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