gouf, v. Sc.
(gɒʊf)
[? f. ON. gólf: see goaf1.]
trans. ‘To remove soft earth from under (a structure), substituting sods cut square and built regularly; to underpin’ (Ogilvie 1882).
| 1859 Gwilt Encycl. Archit. Gloss., Goufing foundations, a Scotch term for securing unsound walls by driving wedges or pins under their foundations. |