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off noun- the start of a race; the beginning of something, the start of a journey UK, 1959
From racing. - We go forward at them and it turns into a serious off. — Martin King and Martin Knight, The Naughty Nineties, p. 128, 1999
- We are ready for the off now and I am looking forward to it. — The Guardian, 8 May 2001
- time off, a day off, etc SOUTH AFRICA, 1966
By ellipsis. - — Jean Branford, A Dictionary of South African English, 1978
- a warning given to an illegal betting operation by corrupt police of a pending raid US
- — Life, p. 39, 19 May 1952
- in dominoes, a piece that does not contribute to the value of your hand US
- — Dominic Armanino, Dominoes, p. 17, 1959
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