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Falstaff

noun
Fal·​staff | \ ˈfȯl-ˌstaf \

Definition of Falstaff

: a fat, convivial, roguish character in Shakespeare's Merry Wives of Windsor and Henry IV

Other Words from Falstaff

Falstaffian \ fȯl-​ˈsta-​fē-​ən \ adjective

First Known Use of Falstaff

1596, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of Falstaff was in 1596

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