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An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/Doufes

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An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, D (1891)
by Friedrich Kluge, translated by John Francis Davis
Doufes
Friedrich Kluge2506652An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, D — Doufes1891John Francis Davis

Doufes, m., ‘prison,’ Jew., from Hebr. tafàs, ‘to seize, take prisoner.’