whiff

Founding-era definition · Webster's 1828 American Dictionary

WHIFF, noun 1. A sudden expulsion of air from the mouth; a puff; as the whiff of a smoker. And seasons his whiffs with impertinent jokes. 2. In ichthyology, a species of Pleuronectes or flounder. WHIFF, verb transitive TO puff; to throw out in whiffs; to consume in whiffs.
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