goffer vs gopher what difference

what is difference between goffer and gopher

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡɒfə/

Etymology 1

Borrowed from French gaufrer (“to stamp with a patterned tool”), from gaufre (“honeycomb”).

Verb

goffer (third-person singular simple present goffers, present participle goffering, simple past and past participle goffered)

1. To make wavy; to crimp.

Translations

Etymology 2

Noun

goffer (plural goffers)

1. (Britain, naval slang) soft drink; non-alcoholic drink

Anagrams

• geroff

English

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈɡəʊfə/
• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈɡoʊfɚ/
• Rhymes: -əʊfə(ɹ)

Etymology 1

Perhaps from French gaufre, based on the analogy of holes in the ground to the indentations in a waffle. Doublet of waffle

Noun

gopher (plural gophers)

1. A small burrowing rodent, especially in the family Geomyidae.
2. The gopher tortoise.
3. The gopher rockfish.

Translations

Etymology 2

Noun

gopher (plural gophers)

1. Alternative spelling of gofer

See also

• gopher wood
• gauffre

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