DEFINITIONS CONTINUED VERB 1. to puff, to blow: said of a breeze, fire, etc. (Scottish & dialect) 2. to go off in a huff; to go away 'fuming': with 'away' (Scottish & dialect) 3. to blaze up suddenly; to puff out with an explosive sound: with 'off, out, up' (Scottish & dialect) 4. of a cat: to spit, to make a hissing sound (Scottish & dialect) 5. to sniff (Scottish) INTERJECTION an exclamation expressive of dissatisfaction or contempt, pooh! (Scottish) CLICK HERE FOR KEY TO SOURCES of echoic origin 1513 - (verb, def. 1) The xiii Bukes of Eneados of the Famose Poete Virgill, Bishop Gavin Douglas; see below From: The Poetical Works of Gavin Douglas, Bishop of Dunkeld Edited by John Small Volume Third. 1874 Translation of Virgil The Aucht Buik of Eneados Cap. VII P. 180 (for Interjection)
From: Poems. Chiefly in the Scottish Dialect. By William Tarras, 1804 Sandie, Archie, and Robie P. 4
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