PUFF, PUFFING
ADJECTIVES
► BLASTIE puffing, panting → 1911 Sc. (Bk.)
NOUNS
► FAFF a puff; a breath of air, smoke, etc. → 1900 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
► GUFF a puff, a whiff → 1825
► REESE a puff → 1904 Sc. (Bk.)
VERBS
► FAFF to puff; to blow in sudden gusts; to move gently, to fluctuate → 1788 Eng. dial.
► POOF to emit a short sharp puff of air, breath, etc. → 1915 colloq.
► QUIFF to puff; to smoke → 1905 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
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