Show Search Results Show Browse
Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
Hide Quotations Hide Etymology
About this entry:
First published 1968 (SND Vol. VII).
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.
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.
You may wish to vary the format shown below depending on the citation style used.
"Quiff n.". Dictionary of the Scots Language. 2004. Scottish Language Dictionaries Ltd. Accessed 22 Nov 2024 <http://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/snd/quiff>
