TIFF
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Tiff (?), n. [Originally, a sniff, sniffing; cf. Icel. &unr_;efr a smell, &unr_;efa to sniff, Norw. tev a drawing in of the breath, teva to sniff, smell, dial. Sw. t&ü;v smell, scent, taste.] 1. Liquor; especially, a small draught of liquor. “Sipping his tiff of brandy punch.” Sir W. Scott.
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2. A fit of anger or peevishness; a slight altercation or contention. See Tift. Thackeray.
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Tiff, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Tiffed (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Tiffing.] To be in a pet.
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She tiffed with Tim, she ran from Ralph.
Landor.
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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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