Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference - whiff
Whiff
whiff
n. & v. --n. 1 a puff or breath of air, smoke, etc. (went outside for a whiff of fresh air). 2 a smell (caught the whiff of a cigar). 3 (foll. by of) a trace or suggestion of scandal etc. 4 a small cigar. 5 a minor discharge (of grapeshot etc.). 6 a light narrow outrigged sculling-boat. --v. 1 tr. & intr. blow or puff lightly. 2 intr. Brit. smell (esp. unpleasant). 3 tr. get a slight smell of. Etymology: imit.
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I. noun Etymology: imitative Date: 1591 1. a quick puff or slight gust especially of air, odor, gas, smoke, or spray, an inhalation of odor, gas, or smoke, a slight puffing or whistling sound, a slight trace or indication , strikeout, II. verb Date: 1591 intransitive verb to move with or as if with a puff of air, to emit ~s ; puff, to inhale an odor, strike out 3, transitive verb 1. to carry or convey by or as if by a ~ ; blow, to expel or puff out in a ~ ; exhale, smoke 3, fan 8 ...Толковый словарь английского языка
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