hof

plural hofs

1. 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

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   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

plural hofs

1. GermaniclifestyleA temple, sanctuary, a shrine, or hall.

   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

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   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

   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

   Synonyms: garth

plural hofs

1. 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

1. An independent town in the Upper Franconia region, Bavaria, Germany.
2. A rural district of the Upper Franconia region, Bavaria, Germany, surrounding but not including the town of Hof, which nevertheless serves as its administrative seat.

plural HOFs

1. abbreviationinitialismhobbiesInitialism of hall of fame.
2. abbreviationinitialismhobbiesInitialism of hall-of-famer.
3. abbreviationinitialismfunctional programmingInitialism of higher-order function.

plural HoFs

1. abbreviationinitialismInitialism of hall of fame.

1. abbreviationinitialismDragon Age fandom slangInitialism of Hero of Ferelden; the player character in Dragon Age: Origins.

   In 9:31 Dragon the HoF slew the Archdemon.

   2015 July 1, [deleted account], Reddit

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   The HoF, if alive, is mentioned in DA2 and in DA:I, possibly quite a lot depending on their relationships with various NPCs.

   2017 August 29, Alicorna, Reddit

   The HoF is a character many have wanted to see return someday.

   2024 October 16, Sapphic_Copper, Reddit