daffle, v. dial. or colloq.
(ˈdæf(ə)l)
[f. daff v.1 + -le.]
intr. To become silly, daft, or faltering; to act stupidly or inanely.
| 1796 W. H. Marshall Rur. Econ. Yorks. (ed. 2) II. 315 ‘He daffles’, he wanders, or falters in his speech or conversation. 1853 R. S. Surtees Sponge's Sp. Tour xxxvi, If your old man is done daffling with your draft, I should like to have the pick of it. |