See Also: sapele(dictionary)

whiffet (iou) and sapele (iou)


whiffet (iou)



whiffet noun. US. E19.
[Prob. from WHIFF noun1 + -ET1.]
A small dog. Also whiffet dog. E19.
transf. An unimportant person. colloq. M19.

sapele (iou)



sapele noun. E20.
[A port on the Benin River, Nigeria.]
The reddish-brown timber of several tropical African trees of the genus Entandophragma (family Meliaceae), esp. E. cylindricum. Also sapele mahogany.