taft

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/tæft/

verb

To spread the end of a pipe outward so as to form a wide thin flange.

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Meanings

taft1

verbtaft (third-person singular simple present tafts, present participle tafting, simple past and past participle tafted)

present singular third person tafts · participle present tafting · participle past tafted · past tafted

  1. transitivebusinessTo spread the end of a pipe outward so as to form a wide thin flange.

Taft2

proper nounTaft (countable and uncountable, plural Tafts)

plural Tafts

  1. countableuncountableA surname.
  2. A number of places in the United States:
    1. countableuncountableA city in Kern County, California.
    2. countableuncountableA census-designated place in Orange County, Florida.
    3. countableuncountableA census-designated place and industrial area in St. Charles Parish, Louisiana.
    4. countableuncountableAn unincorporated community in Grand Lake Township, Saint Louis County, Minnesota.
    5. countableuncountableAn unincorporated community in Butler County, Missouri.
    6. countableuncountableA locality in Mineral County, Montana.
    7. countableuncountableA town in Muskogee County, Oklahoma.
    8. countableuncountableA community in Lincoln City, Lincoln County, Oregon.
    9. countableuncountableAn unincorporated community in Lincoln County, Tennessee.
    10. countableuncountableA city in San Patricio County, Texas.
    11. countableuncountableAn unincorporated community in Lancaster County, Virginia.
    12. countableuncountableA town in Taylor County, Wisconsin.
  3. Places in the Philippines, named after William Howard Taft (a former Governor General of the Philippines).
    1. countableuncountableA barangay of Pakil, Laguna, Philippines.
    2. countableuncountableA barangay of Tapaz, Capiz, Philippines.
    3. countableuncountableA municipality of Eastern Samar, Philippines.
    4. countableuncountableA barangay of Surigao, Surigao del Norte, Philippines.

Origin

In the United States, many of the places established since 1909 are named after William Howard Taft.

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APA

taft. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/taft

MLA

“taft.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/taft. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “taft,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/taft.

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