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Entry 4 senses · 3 variants Webster, 1913

Tiff

/tĭf/ · IPA /tɪf/
01 n. Liquor; especially, a small draught of liquor.
  1. 1.
    Liquor; especially, a small draught of liquor.
  2. 2.
    A fit of anger or peevishness; a slight altercation or contention. See Tift. See: Tift
02 v. i. To be in a pet.
imp. & p. p. Tiffed; p. pr. & vb. n. Tiffing
  1. 1.
    To be in a pet.
    “She tiffed with Tim, she ran from Ralph.” — Landor.
03 v. t. To deck out; to dress.
  1. 1.
    To deck out; to dress.[Obs.]