TIFFINS

Proper noun

Tiffins

plural of Tiffin

Noun

tiffins

plural of tiffin

Source: Wiktionary


TIFFIN

Tif"fin, n. Etym: [Properly, tiffing a quaffing, a drinking. See Tiff, n.]

Definition: A lunch, or slight repast between breakfast and dinner; -- originally, a Provincial English word, but introduced into India, and brought back to England in a special sense.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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