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† ˈhuff-pufft, a. Obs.
Inflated, puffed up.
1608Sylvester Du Bartas ii. iv. v. Bartas 12 Huff-puft Ambition, Tinder-box of War. 1618Barnevelt's Apol. B ij b, A matter of import no doubt, Which huff-puft lungs thus belches out. c1620Z. Boyd Zion's Flowers (1855) 82 Huff⁓puft some are thus in their proud ambition. |