Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1974 (SND Vol. IX).
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†THEEF, n. Also thief. A breaking of wind, a bad smell (Cai. 1905 E.D.D.). Cf. Feff.
[O.N. þefr, a smell.]