tift

noun, verb — 2 senses

noun

Etymology Compare Norwegian teft (“a scent”). See tiff (“noun”).

Dated A fit of pettishness, or slight anger; a tiff.

After all your fatigue you seem as ready for a tift with me as if you had newly come from church.1818, Blackwood's Magazine:

verb

Etymology Compare Norwegian teft (“a scent”). See tiff (“noun”).

Obsolete To tiff, argue

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