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Source: Webster's dictionaryAnd when, responding to the cheers, he lightly doffed his hat, no stranger in the crowd could doubt 'twas Casey at the bat. Source: Internet
All Mudville had assembled – ten thousand fans had come to see the twirler who had put big Casey on the bum; and when he stepped into the box, the multitude went wild; he doffed his cap in proud disdain, but Casey only smiled. Source: Internet
And in the epic poem (1808), Sir Walter Scott uses the term for both outerwear and headgear: “Doffed his furred gown, and sable hood.” Source: Internet