woof

Etymology 1

From Middle English oof, owf, from Old English ōwef, āwef, from ō- (“on”) + wef (“web”), from Old English wefan (“to weave”), from Proto-West Germanic *weban, from Proto-Germanic *webaną (“to weave”), from Proto-Indo-European *webʰ-, *wobʰ- (“to weave, to lace together”).

noun

1. The set of yarns placed crosswise in a loom, interlaced with the warp, carried by the shuttle; weft.
2. A fabric; the texture of a fabric.
   O'er her fine waist the purfled woof descends; 1803, Erasmus Darwin, The Temple of Nature, The Gutenberg Project, published 2008

Etymology 2

Onomatopoeic.

noun

1. The sound a dog makes when barking.

intj

1. The sound of a dog barking.
2. (humorous) Expression of strong physical attraction for someone.
   I see a hardworking man, with a smile that lights up a room—very sexy—woof! 2015, Remmy Duchene, Love Me Harder, Loose Id, page 32

verb

1. To make a woof sound.
2. (transitive) To devour; to gobble; to eat (something) voraciously.

Etymology 3

noun

1. (agriculture) Initialism of work on an organic farm.