Hypertext Webster Gateway: "tiff"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Tiff \Tiff\, n. [Originally, a sniff, sniffing; cf. Icel. ?efr a
smell, ?efa to sniff, Norw. tev a drawing in of the breath,
teva to sniff, smell, dial. Sw. t["u]v smell, scent, taste.]
1. Liquor; especially, a small draught of liquor. ``Sipping
his tiff of brandy punch.'' --Sir W. Scott.
2. A fit of anger or peevishness; a slight altercation or
contention. See {Tift}. --Thackeray.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Tiff \Tiff\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Tiffed}; p. pr. & vb. n.
{Tiffing}.]
To be in a pet.
She tiffed with Tim, she ran from Ralph. --Landor.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Tiff \Tiff\, v. t. [OE. tiffen, OF. tiffer, tifer, to bedizen;
cf. D. tippen to clip the points or ends of the hair, E. tip,
n.]
To deck out; to dress. [Obs.] --A. Tucker.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
tiff
n : petty quarrel [syn: {bicker}, {bickering}, {spat}, {squabble},
{fuss}]
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