Mahaffee
name, noun
name, noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 Alternative form of mihaffa. alt-of, alternative
"... and had not gone many miles, before we found that the camel we were upon, was too weak to bear our weight much longer; but were unwilling to lose time by stopping to shift the mahaffees; at length the sun began to heat the sandy plains, and the poor creature laid himself down very quietly ..."
Proper Noun
- 1 A surname from Irish, an alternative form of Mahaffey.
Example
More examples"... and had not gone many miles, before we found that the camel we were upon, was too weak to bear our weight much longer; but were unwilling to lose time by stopping to shift the mahaffees; at length the sun began to heat the sandy plains, and the poor creature laid himself down very quietly ..."
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