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Tiff
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Part of speech: noun (n.)
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.
Webster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828 2 of 3
Part of speech: verb (v.)
To be in a pet. She tiffed with Tim, she ran from Ralph. Landor.
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Part of speech: verb (v.)
To deck out; to dress. [Obs.] A. Tucker.