Definition of whiff

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Whiff (n.) The marysole, or sail fluke..

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Whiffing :: Whiffing (n.) A mode of fishing with a hand line for pollack, mackerel, and the like..
Whiffle :: Whiffle (v. t.) To wave or shake quickly; to cause to whiffle.
Whiffletree :: Whiffletree (n.) Same as Whippletree.
Whiffing :: Whiffing (n.) The act of one who, or that which, whiffs..
Carter :: Carter (n.) A British fish; the whiff.
Evener :: Evener (n.) In vehicles, a swinging crossbar, to the ends of which other crossbars, or whiffletrees, are hung, to equalize the draught when two or three horses are used abreast..
Whiffler :: Whiffler (n.) One who plays on a whiffle; a fifer or piper.
Whiffler :: Whiffler (n.) One who whiffles, or frequently changes his opinion or course; one who uses shifts and evasions in argument; hence, a trifler..
Whiffler :: Whiffler (n.) An officer who went before procession to clear the way by blowing a horn, or otherwise; hence, any person who marched at the head of a procession; a harbinger..
Trace :: Trace (n.) One of two straps, chains, or ropes of a harness, extending from the collar or breastplate to a whiffletree attached to a vehicle or thing to be drawn; a tug..
Singletree :: Singletree (n.) The pivoted or swinging bar to which the traces of a harnessed horse are fixed; a whiffletree.
Whiff :: Whiff (v. t.) To carry or convey by a whiff, or as by a whiff; to puff or blow away..
Puff :: Puff (n.) A sudden and single emission of breath from the mouth; hence, any sudden or short blast of wind; a slight gust; a whiff..
Clip :: Clip (n.) An embracing strap for holding parts together; the iron strap, with loop, at the ends of a whiffletree..
Whiffle :: Whiffle (n.) A fife or small flute.
Whiff :: Whiff (v. t.) To throw out in whiffs; to consume in whiffs; to puff.
Whiff :: Whiff (v. i.) To emit whiffs, as of smoke; to puff..
Puff :: Puff (n.) To blow in puffs, or with short and sudden whiffs..
Whiffing :: Whiffing (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Whif.
Whippletree :: Whippletree (n.) The pivoted or swinging bar to which the traces, or tugs, of a harness are fastened, and by which a carriage, a plow, or other implement or vehicle, is drawn; a whiffletree; a swingletree; a singletree. See Singletree..
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