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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

PUT-OFF

n.An excuse; a shift for evasion or delay.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

PUT-OFF

PUT-OFF Put "-off `, n.

 

Defn: A shift for evasion or delay; an evasion; an excuse. L'Estrange.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

put-off

put-off ▶noun informal 1 an evasive reply. 2 an unpleasant or deterrent quality or feature.

 

Oxford Dictionary

put-off

put-off ▶noun informal 1 an evasive reply. 2 an unpleasant or deterrent quality or feature.