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Webster 1913 Edition


Puffing

Puff′ing

,
Adj.
&
Noun.
from
Puff
,
Verb.
I.
&
T.
Puffing adder
.
(Zool.)
Same as
Puff adder
(b)
, under
Puff
.
–
Puffing pig
(Zool.)
,
the common porpoise.

Webster 1828 Edition


Puffing

PUFF'ING

,
ppr.
Driving out the breath with a single, sudden blast; blowing up; inflating; praising pompously.