About The Word Tiff
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Tiff
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What's The Definition Of Tiff?
[n] petty quarrel
Synonyms | Synonyms for Tiff: bicker | bickering | fuss | spat | squabble Related Terms | Find terms related to Tiff: See Also | dustup | quarrel | row | run-in | words | wrangle Tiff In Webster's Dictionary \Tiff\, n. [Originally, a sniff, sniffing; cf. Icel. ?efr a
smell, ?efa to sniff, Norw. tev a drawing in of the breath,
teva to sniff, smell, dial. Sw. t["u]v smell, scent, taste.]
1. Liquor; especially, a small draught of liquor. ``Sipping
his tiff of brandy punch.'' --Sir W. Scott.
2. A fit of anger or peevishness; a slight altercation or
contention. See {Tift}. --Thackeray.
\Tiff\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Tiffed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Tiffing}.] To be in a pet. She tiffed with Tim, she ran from Ralph. --Landor. \Tiff\, v. t. [OE. tiffen, OF. tiffer, tifer, to bedizen; cf. D. tippen to clip the points or ends of the hair, E. tip, n.] To deck out; to dress. [Obs.] --A. Tucker. |
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