Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1968 (SND Vol. VII).
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QUIFF, n. Variant of whiff, a puff a short smoke of a pipe (Ork. 1967). See Q, letter.Ags. 1831 J. M. Galloway Poems 27:
Thou'st warm'd my nose at mony a speil; Ae quiff o' thee [a pipe] Has made me play wi' care and skill.
