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First published 1974 (SND Vol. IX).
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.
¶STRIFFLE, v., n.
I. v. “To move in a fiddling or shuffling sort of way; often applied to one who wishes to appear as a person of importance” (Slk. 1825 Jam.).
II. n. A shuffling gait or motion (Id.).
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