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Webster 1913 Edition
Tiff
Tiff
,Noun.
[Originally, a sniff, sniffing; cf. Icel.
[GREEK]efr
a smell, [GREEK]efa
to sniff, Norw. tev
a drawing in of the breath, teva
to sniff, smell, dial. Sw. tüv
smell, scent, taste.] 1.
Liquor; especially, a small draught of liquor.
“Sipping his tiff of brandy punch.” Sir W. Scott.
Tiff
,Verb.
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
,Verb.
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.
Webster 1828 Edition
Tiff
TIFF
,Noun.
1.
A pet or fit of peevishness.[I know not where this word is used in the latter sense.]
TIFF
,Verb.
I.
TIFF
,Verb.
T.
Definition 2024
Tiff
tiff
tiff
English
Noun
tiff (plural tiffs)
- A small argument; a petty quarrel.
- 1840, William Makepeace Thackeray, Catherine: A Story
- There’s Tom, now, since this tiff with Mrs. Cat, the scoundrel plays the Grand Turk here!
- 1840, William Makepeace Thackeray, Catherine: A Story
- Liquor; especially, a small draught of liquor.
- Sir Walter Scott
- sipping his tiff of brandy punch.
- Sir Walter Scott
Translations
petty quarrel
Verb
tiff (third-person singular simple present tiffs, present participle tiffing, simple past and past participle tiffed)
- (intransitive) To quarrel.
- Landor
- She tiffed with Tim, she ran from Ralph.
- Landor
Synonyms
- See also Wikisaurus:squabble
Translations
to quarrel
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Etymology 2
Middle English tiffen, Old French tiffer, tifer, to bedizen; compare D. tippen to clip the points or ends of the hair, English tip (noun).
Verb
tiff (third-person singular simple present tiffs, present participle tiffing, simple past and past participle tiffed)
- (obsolete, transitive) To deck out; to dress.
- (Can we find and add a quotation of A. Tucker to this entry?)