WOF

WOF (countable and uncountable, plural WOFs)

1. (quilting) Width of fabric.
   • 2012, We Love Color: 16 Iconic Quilt Designers Create with Kona Solids, →ISBN, page 8:

     For the rest of the fabrics, refer to the chart to cut the number of WOF strips indicated for each color.

2. Warmed-over flavor; A rancid flavor that occurs in refrigerated cooked meat.
   • 1982, Examination of Flavor and Color Changes in NLABS Process for Flaked and Formed Meats, page 14:

     WOF was first used to describe the rapid development of oxidized flavor in refrigerated cooked meats. Although WOF has generally been recognized as pertaining only to cooked meats there is evidence now that it develops just as rapidly in raw meat which has been ground and exposed to air.

   • 1997, Fereidoon Shahidi, Natural Antioxidants: Chemistry, Health Effects, and Applications, →ISBN:

     A specific flavor developed in cooked fresh meat during refrigerated or frozen storage is warmed-over flavor (WOF) which is undesirable to most consumers.

   • 2012, Leo M. L. Nollet, Handbook of Meat, Poultry and Seafood Quality, →ISBN:

     The contribution of sensory analysis toward the development of descriptors, definitions, and references to describe the phenomenon of WOF in cooked meat products has come a long way since the time of Tims and Watts.

3. (New Zealand) Initialism of warrant of fitness.
   • 1991, Henk Maarse, Volatile Compounds in Foods and Beverages, →ISBN, page 702:

     Many panelists find it difficult to differentiate between rancidity and WOF.

   • 2002, Laura Harper, Tony Mudd, Paul Whitfield, New Zealand, →ISBN, page 35:

     WOFs are carried out and issued by specified garages and testing stations, and last for six months.

   • 2005, Tim Uden, BUG New Zealand: The Backpackers Ultimate Guide, →ISBN, page 43:

     If you are buying a car it will need to have a WOF (Warrant of Fitness) certificate, which shows that safety standards have been met. If the car doesn't have a WOF you will need to get the car inspected at one of 3,500 WOF agents throughout New Zealand. If you are buying a car with a WOF, you will need to have this renewed when it expires (every six months).

   • 2011, Bette Flagler, New Zealand's North Island, →ISBN:

     Older cars must pass a WOF inspection every six months (new cars must pass annually).

• FOW, FoW, OFW