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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 whiff from wikipedia
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Whiff is a
common name for
various species of flatfish. It may
refer to:
Whiff or
Megrim (Lepidorhombus...
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Whiffs is a 1975
comedy film
directed by Ted Post and
starring Elliott Gould,
Eddie Albert,
Harry Guardino,
Godfrey Cambridge, and
Jennifer O'Neill. It...
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Table tennis (also
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racket sport derived from
tennis but
distinguished by its
playing surface being atop a
stationary table, rather...
- The bay
whiff (Citharichthys spilopterus) is part of the
family Paralichthyidae. This
family is
known as "left-eye flounders". They are one of the most...
- "Take a
Whiff on Me" (Roud 10062) is an
American folk song, with
references to the use of cocaine. It is also
known as "Take a
Whiff (on Me)", "Cocaine...
- 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...
- 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...
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homogeneous Sample smells fishy when
mixed with pot****ium
hydroxide ("
whiff test") ****l pH is >4.5 Furthermore,
presence of
white blood cells is...
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arenaceus Evermann & M. C. Marsh, 1900 (sand
whiff)
Citharichthys cornutus (Günther, 1880) (horned
whiff)
Citharichthys darwini Victor & Wellington, 2013...
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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...
