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First published 2001 (DOST Vol. X).
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Tift, n. [Cf. 18th c. Eng. tift (1751), a slight quarrel and (a1765 Ld. Thomas in Child Ballads) a puff of wind, also 18th c. Eng. tiff (1727). Also in the later dial.] A petty quarrel. —c1689 Sc. Ant. IV 34.
Where many bairns are, there are sometimes discords and little tifts among them
