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Cry - Poker (gambling) and whiff(1) (iou)


Cry - Poker (gambling)


Complain a lot while playing.

whiff(1) (iou)



whiff noun1. See also QUIFF noun1. L16.
[Imit. Cf. WHIFT.]
I.
A puff or slight gust of wind. L16.
Dickens Give her a whiff of fresh air with the bellows.
An inhalation of tobacco smoke; smoke so inhaled; an act or (rare) the action of smoking. L16.
R. L. Stevenson Silver took a whiff or two of his pipe.
b. A sip or draught of liquor. E-M17.
A smell, esp. a faint unpleasant one. Also foll. by of. M17.
H. Keller I..had never had so much as a whiff of salt air. J. Raban In the doorways, you catch a whiff of bacon fat. R. Carver A faint whiff of formaldehyde on his clothes.
transf. & fig. A trace or hint of something; (now Scot.) a slight attack of an illness. M17.
R. Owen Nothing has emerged about Mr. Chernenko's relativescertainly no whiff of scandal. Observer British nostrils are always aquiver for any whiff of pretension.
A puff of smoke or vapour. Also foll. by of. E18.
A. Lee Up the laundry chute..floated whiffs of steamy air.
b. transf. A cigarette or small cigar. L19.
A puffing or whistling sound; a short or gentle whistle. E18.
Lytton Sir Willoughby..made..no Other reply than a long whiff.
A small discharge of shot or explosive. M19.
II.
Nautical. A flag hoisted as a signal. Cf. WAFT noun 2, WHIFT 2. L17.
III.
A light narrow outrigged sculling-boat. M19.
Phrases: in a whiff dial. in a short time.
whiffy adjective (colloq.) having an unpleasant smell M19.