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whiff2

Pronunciation: /wɪf/

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Definition of whiff

noun

another term for megrim².

Origin:

early 18th century: perhaps from whiff¹

whiff in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of whiff in the US English dictionary

Nearby words

whichsoever
whicker
whidah
Whidbey Island
whiff ¹
whiff ²
whiffle
whiffletree
whiffy
Whig
while

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whiff¹ Br. Eng
skew-whiff Br. Eng
whiff Eng-Fr
have a whiff of something in whiff Eng-It

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offing

/ ˈɒfɪŋ

noun

the more distant part of the sea in view …

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