Etymology Borrowed from German Hof. Doublet of howff.
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An enclosure, court, dwelling, building, or house.
Ulrike lived in a farm hof, and all around me were the dark blank fields punctuated by a few disparate lights.1993 May, Trevor William, “Jake's Castle”, in Harper's Magazine:
Like many old houses, this one had a front section, where I lived, and at the back an interior courtyard, the Hof, enclosed on all three sides by more apartments.2009, Chloe Aridjis, Book of Clouds, 1st edition, New York: Black Cat:
hof
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/hoʊf/
Etymology Borrowed from Old Norse hof or Old English hof, reinforced in modern (post-1990, chiefly neopagan) use by Icelandic hof (“shrine, temple”).
For each ten churches burned to ashes, one heathen hof is avenged.1996, Varg Vikernes, cited after Gardell, Gods of the Blood, published 2003, page 307:
Asatruarfelagid lacks a central religious temple, or hof in Icelandic. Constructing a hof has been high on the members' wish list for many years.2005, Michael Strmiska, Modern Paganism In World Cultures: Comparative Perspectives, page 170:
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The Candidate for membership of Hof, Garth or Hearth shall hold an Armill, or he may touch an unsheathed Sword throughout the ceremony.2014 November 18, Stubba, The Book of Blots, page 102:
Etymology Borrowed from Korean 호프 (hopeu), in turn from German Hofbräuhaus. In English, the spelling has been re-aligned with the Korean term's etymon.
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A Korean-style bar or pub.
To the south are Korean spas, Korean barbecue joints and hofs, or Korean pubs.2009 January 4, Adam B. Ellick, “In Queens: A Melting Pot, and a Closed Book”, in New York Times: