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Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)

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First published 1976 (SND Vol. X).
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WUFF, n.1 A person of flighty, fiery disposition (Gall. 1824 MacTaggart Gallov. Encycl. 486).

[Prob. a variant with extended meaning of Waff, n.1, of a light-headed feather-brained person.]

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