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First published 1976 (SND Vol. X).
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WAFT, n.² Sc. usages of Eng. waft, a current of air.

1. A glimpse. Cf. Waff, n.¹, 3. (3).Kcb. 1893 Crockett Raiders v.:
It bounded away into the dark passage. The ladies caught a waft of it with the tails of their eyes.

2. “One who, under the appearance of friendship, holds another up to ridicule” (Sc. 1825 Jam.). ?Cf. poss. sim. semantic development of wag.