TIFT

Proper noun

Tift (plural Tifts)

A surname.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Tift is the 28587th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 834 individuals. Tift is most common among White (70.38%) and Black/African American (21.22%) individuals.

Anagrams

• fitt

Etymology

Noun

tift (plural tifts)

(dated) A fit of pettishness, or slight anger; a tiff.

Blackwood's Magazine

Anagrams

• fitt

Source: Wiktionary


Tift, n. Etym: [Cf. Norw. teft a scent. See Tiff, n.]

Definition: A fit of pettishness, or slight anger; a tiff. After all your fatigue you seem as ready for a tift with me as if you had newly come from church. Blackwood's Mag.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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