How do you pronounce ooftish?

The recorded pronunciation is /ˈuːf.tɪʃ/.

ooftish

/ˈuːf.tɪʃ/

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Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

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Archaic; Slang; Uncountable

"Henry Smith, her coachman, next gave evidence. He said he heard King say he had come after some ooftish."
"And you bet that each gal, not to mention each yob, / Didn't care how much ooftish it cost 'em per nob."

From Yiddish אויפֿן טיש (oyfn tish) in the phrase געלט אויפֿן טיש (gelt oyfn tish, “money on the table”).

oof oofless oofy

feathered oof-bird make the oof-bird walk oof-bag oof-bird pad the oof

money

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