tuff

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see also: Tuff

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Pronunciation

• IPA: /tʌf/

Noun

tuff

1. (rock) A light porous rock, now especially a rock composed of compacted volcanic ash varying in size from fine sand to coarse gravel.

   Synonyms: tufa

   • 2004, Richard Fortey, The Earth, Folio Society 2011, p. 9n:

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Translations

• French: tuf volcanique, tuf
• German: Tuff, Tuffstein
• Italian: tufo
• Portuguese: tofo
• Russian: вулкани́ческий туф
• Spanish: toba, tufo

Adjective

tuff (comparative tuffer, superlative tuffest)

1. Eye dialect spelling of tough#English|tough.

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Tuff

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Proper noun

1. Surname

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