niff
WordNet
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(n)
niff
an unpleasant smell
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
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niff
To quarrel; be offended.
Usage in literature
Hornemann, it is true, had previously crossed the desert, and had proceeded as far southwards as Niffe, in lat. "Celebrated Travels and Travellers" by
Well, he can make it hot for any one he takes a niff at. "King Spruce, A Novel" by
Niff and his Dogs 21. "'Puffing Billy' and the Prize 'Rocket'" by
Usage in poetry
In Iceland's greasy mountains, where Eskimos shoot whales,
And the penguin pens and pipes his plaintive song;
The storks are busy stalking and the auks have gone out hawking,
And the niff-niff bird is humming all day long.
And the penguin pens and pipes his plaintive song;
The storks are busy stalking and the auks have gone out hawking,
And the niff-niff bird is humming all day long.