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Definition of whiff

whiff
Marysole Ma"ry*sole, n. [Mary, the proper name + sole the fish.] (Zo["o]l.) A large British fluke, or flounder (Rhombus megastoma); -- called also carter, and whiff.
Whiff
Whiff Whiff, n. [OE. weffe vapor, whiff, probably of imitative origin; cf. Dan. vift a puff, gust, W. chwiff a whiff, puff.] 1. A sudden expulsion of air from the mouth; a quick puff or slight gust, as of air or smoke. But with the whiff and wind of his fell sword The unnerved father falls. --Shak. The skipper, he blew a whiff from his pipe, And a scornful laugh laughed he. --Longfellow. 2. A glimpse; a hasty view. [Prov. Eng.] 3. (Zo["o]l.) The marysole, or sail fluke.
Whiff
Whiff Whiff, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Whiffed; p. pr. & vb. n. Whiffing.] 1. To throw out in whiffs; to consume in whiffs; to puff. 2. To carry or convey by a whiff, or as by a whiff; to puff or blow away. Old Empedocles, . . . who, when he leaped into Etna, having a dry, sear body, and light, the smoke took him, and whiffed him up into the moon. --B. Jonson.
Whiff
Whiff Whiff, v. i. To emit whiffs, as of smoke; to puff.

Meaning of whiff from wikipedia

- Look up whiff in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Whiff is a common name for various species of flatfish. It may refer to: Whiff or Megrim (Lepidorhombus...
- Whiffs is a 1975 comedy film directed by Ted Post and starring Elliott Gould, Eddie Albert, Harry Guardino, Godfrey Cambridge, and Jennifer O'Neill. It...
- Table tennis (also known as ping-pong or whiff-whaff) is a racket sport derived from tennis but distinguished by its playing surface being atop a stationary...
- "Take a Whiff on Me" (Roud 10062) is an American folk song, with references to the use of cocaine. It is also known as "Take a Whiff (on Me)", "Cocaine...
- The bay whiff (Citharichthys spilopterus) is part of the family Paralichthyidae. This family is known as "left-eye flounders". They are one of the most...
- The Whiff of Money is a 1969 thriller novel by British writer James Hadley Chase. The book features his character Mark Girland. This book follows Mark...
- famously recorded that, on this occasion, Bonaparte gave his opponent a "Whiff of Grapeshot" and that "the thing we specifically call French Revolution...
- The Whiff of Bedlam is the fourth solo studio album by Australian singer/songwriter James Reyne released in October 1994 and peaked at number 20 in Australia...
- and homogeneous Sample smells fishy when mixed with pot****ium hydroxide ("whiff test") ****l pH is >4.5 Furthermore, presence of white blood cells is...
- arenaceus Evermann & M. C. Marsh, 1900 (sand whiff) Citharichthys cornutus (Günther, 1880) (horned whiff) Citharichthys darwini Victor & Wellington, 2013...