Category: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. tüv 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 Tiff, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Tiffed; p. pr. & vb. n. Tiffing.]

Defn: to be in a pet. She tiffed with tim, she ran from ralph. Landor.

Tiff 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.]

Defn: to deck out; to dress. [obs.] A. Tucker.