TIFFING
Etymology 1
Verb
tiffing
present participle of tiff
Etymology 2
Noun
tiffing (countable and uncountable, plural tiffings)
Archaic form of tiffin. (light snack).
Source: Wiktionary
TIFF
Tiff, n. Etym: [Originally, a sniff, sniffing; cf. Icel. a smell, to sniff, Norw. tev a drawing in of the breath, teva to sniff, smell, dial. Sw. tĂĽv smell, scent, taste.]
1. Liquor; especially, a small draught of liquor. "Sipping his tiff of brandy punch." Sir W. Scott.
2. A fit of anger or peevishness; a slight altercation or contention. See Tift. Thackeray.
Tiff, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Tiffed; p. pr. & vb. n. Tiffing.]
Definition: To be in a pet. She tiffed with Tim, she ran from Ralph. Landor.
Tiff, v. t. Etym: [OE. tiffen, OF. tiffer, tifer, to bedizen; cf. D. tippen to clip the points or ends of the hair, E. tip, n.]
Definition: To deck out; to dress. [Obs.] A. Tucker.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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BACKFIRE
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