huff-snuff en · NOUN
Meanings
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(dated) A swaggering or blustering bully; a braggart or swashbuckler.
“Thou wry-necked, trash-mongering, swaggering, double-tongued, huff-snuff!”
1970, Richard Carpenter, Catweazle, Harmondsworth: Puffin Books, page 123:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| huff-snuffs | Number=Plur | lexicographic |