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whiffMarysole 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.
WhiffWhiff 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 Whiffs from wikipedia
- The
Washington Post 1 Oct 1975: B4. TV
Guide "
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Review http://movies.tvguide.com/
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Trivial Thomas, Kevin. Los Angeles...
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possible whiffs of
oxygen before the
great oxidation event WIFF (disambiguation) This
disambiguation page
lists articles ****ociated with the
title Whiff. If...
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Table tennis (also
known as ping-pong) is a
racket sport derived from
tennis but
distinguished by its
playing surface being atop a
stationary table, rather...
- 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...
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Michael (December 16, 2011). "Q&A:
Alumna from new HBO
series joining Whiffs for
benefit concert". Yale News.
Retrieved September 27, 2020. Klein, Alex...
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famously recorded that, on this occasion,
Bonaparte gave his
opponent a "
Whiff of Grapeshot" and that "the
thing we
specifically call
French Revolution...
- (2003), pp. 145
Shine (2003), pp. 146
Shine (2003), pp. 147–148 "Swings vs. "
Whiffs"". USTA.
United States Tennis ****ociation.
Retrieved 22 July 2016. Shine...
- 1958
mystery novel by
American writer Isaac Asimov (later
republished as A
Whiff of Death, Asimov's
preferred title). It is
about a
university professor...
- year, she
appeared opposite Elliott Gould in the Ted Post-directed
comedy Whiffs. By the mid-1970s, O'Neill had
forged a
career in Italy,
first starring...
- Expanse,
Aloznzo Bunker in the
Netflix Western limited series Godless,
Whiff in
Thomas & Friends: All
Engines Go and Hoyt in the
feature film The Book...
