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tiff
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Tiff \Tiff\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Tiffed; p. pr. & vb. n. Tiffing.] To be in a pet. [1913 Webster] She tiffed with Tim, she ran from Ralph. --Landor. [1913 Webster] .
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Tiff \Tiff\, v. t. [OE. tiffen, OF. tiffer, tifer, to bedizen; cf. D. tippen to clip the points or ends of the hair, E. tip, n.] To deck out; to dress. [Obs.] --A. Tucker. [1913 Webster] .
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Tiff \Tiff\, n. [Originally, a sniff, sniffing; cf. Icel. ?efr a
smell, ?efa to sniff, Norw. tev a drawing in of the breath,
teva to sniff, smell, dial. Sw. t["u]v smell, scent, taste.]
1. Liquor; especially, a small draught of liquor. "Sipping
his tiff of brandy punch." --Sir W. Scott.
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2. A fit of anger or peevishness; a slight altercation or
contention. See Tift. --Thackeray.
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