10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «FUFF»
Discover the use of
fuff in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
fuff and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
This is the day that Nucking Fuff Construction is formed. The inspiration comes
when Liam is holding a piece of trim that Artie is trying to nail back onto the house
. It's in an awkward position, and Artie is hardly a maestro of the hammer, so it's a
...
Stephen Hunter Morris, 2005
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Merry Hell: The Story of the 25th Battalion (Nova Scotia ...
On the command, 'platoon number,' numbers one, two and three would sound off
in true military style. A slight pause and then 'fuff, fuff, fuff-fuff, fufffuff, fuff, fuff, fuff'
until a halt was called. While a second and third attempt ended in similar failure, ...
Robert N. Clements, Brian Douglas Tennyson, 2013
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Frank Leslie's Sunday Magazine
But, touching as are Bassoon's solo growls, the thought of allowing him to enjoy a
monopoly thereof is too fearful a thing for tolerance. Mr. Fuff, the tinor, must take
up the strain and push it on a lit'le. A few notes of your best, Fuff, if you please.
November, 1940 Long before he could hear the mournful wail of the locomotive
whistle, the FUFF -FUFF -FUFF-FUFF -FUFF-FUFF -FUFF of the steam engine
belching towering clouds of black smoke and soot and cinders, the boy could see
...
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The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
fuff fuff (f uf ), v. [Imitative ; of. puff.~] I. intrans. To puff. [Scotcli.] When strangers
landed, wow sae thrang, Fuffvn and peghing he wad gang. Ramsay, Patie Birnie.
II. trans. To puff; whiff. [Scotch.] She fuff't her pipe wi' sic a lunt. Burns, Halloween.
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Scottish Dictionary and Supplement: In Four Volumes. A-Kut
To Fuff, v. a. To blow intermittently, S. Shefufft her pipe wi' sic a lunt, In wrath she
was sae vap'rin, She notic't na an aizle burnt Her braw new worset apron Burns,
iii. 131. Teut. puff-en, poff-en, id. The letters b, f, p, being nearly allied, theFr.
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An etymological dictionary of the Scottish language: ...
Thick, gross, Loth, apparently the same with Fodgel, q. v. To FUF, Fuff, v. n. To
blow, to puff, S. This word is used by Doug, although overlooked by Rudd. The
irne lumpis, into the cauis blak, Can bysse anil quhissil ; and the hate fire Doith/tf/
and ...
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Madge Hilton; or, Left to themselves
Fuff. Have done. It's still my turn. Moreover she Has got a mother. Judge. But why
— so have we. Fuff. Her mother's poor, however, please my lord, And wanting
money both for bed and board. Her rent besides, folks say, she cannot pay —
Jess ...
Agnes Catherine Maitland, 1884
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Comparative Studies in African Dirge Poetry
In 'Prodigal Drums,' the poet exposes the average Nigerian through Fuff who
represents the juvenile dereliction of moral values. Fuff's boisterous, happy-go-
lucky city life creates a tension of opposing forces of conformity and rebellion
which ...
Gloria Monica T. Emezue, 2001
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The English dialect dictionary, being the complete ...
Sc. Disappeared like a fuff 0' tobacco, Scorr Anliqnmy (1816) ix; The first fuff of a
fat haggish is the worst. If you wrestle with a fat man, and sustain his first onset,
he will soon be out of breath, KELLY Prev. (1721) 304. Cal.1 Abd. Stir the fire an'
...
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «FUFF»
Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term
fuff is used in the context of the following news items.
Reading The Mind Of Justice Scalia
Too conservative for R.B. Goldberg, too textualist for Kennedy, too gruff for Breyer, and for Sotomayor too fiffer-feffer-fuff.” Gay means happy. «Above the Law, Jun 15»
With no city manager, who's running the City of Van?
Later, City Secretary Teresa Fuff said the mayor spends varying amounts of time at city hall daily. The city council made no decisions Tuesday ... «KYTX, Jun 15»
What the WNBA Has Shown Us About Leadership
Another soft shell fuff piece trying too extol the leadership of the wnba. The fact of the matter is you coincidentally skipped over the many issues ... «Huffington Post, May 15»
Youngest, oldest, richest, poorest constituencies - what are voters …
Talk a load of fuff and do the opposite anyway so that's why I'm not interested in them. "I've voted occasionally but really and truly I can't be ... «BBC News, Apr 15»
ANZAC Day: the love story of a lifetime
Gordon's sister Ursula, called 'Fuff' by her older brother, was also a nurse and, as it happened, a friend of Kath King. When Gordon called on ... «Australian Women's Weekly, Apr 15»
Is The Secret Life of the Pub the new Gogglebox with lines like "I'm …
"I have a daughter now, she has a fuff..." "I was a walking stiffy." "When I pooed myself I got a little bit on my thumb". Channel 4. The Secret Life ... «mirror.co.uk, Apr 15»
Comics AM | 'One Piece' Vol. 77 sells 1.67M copies in first week
Creators | Songwriter and comics creator Jeffrey Lewis (Fuff) talks about music and comics and the ways they have come together in his life. «Comic Book Resources, Apr 15»
From gin and tonic to vodka punch, the best summer spirits
There is nothing more depressing than the dull 'fuff' of a bottle of soda water that has been open for a week. Rule five: Have lots of water handy. «Livemint, Mar 15»
Jeffrey Lewis reissuing 2nd LP on vinyl via Don Giovanni, playing …
He's also got a new issue of his comic, Fuff, which you can check out here. In the more immediate future, Jeffrey Lewis will be playing live. A lot. «Brooklyn Vegan, Jan 15»
Parent can't shake off worries over Taylor Swift music video
There are very few phrases my 20-month-old daughter can say. She can sort of say “love you” — if “fuff fu” counts. She's still real shaky on the ... «The Herald Journal, Nov 14»
