Whiff

hwif n. A 6udden expulsion of air, smoke, etc.. eve, t5rm Tn, Ice odd, tone, 8r 695 WHIG 675 from the mouth; a puff; a gust of air, esp. when conveying some smell. — v. [whiffed (hwift), whiffing.] To throw out in whiffs, consume in whiffs, puff; to convey by a puff; to blow.— v. To emit whiffs, as of smoke; to puff, smoke. [Onomat.; W. ciiwiff, Dan. vtft, Ic. hwidha, a whiff, puff, gust, AS. hwidha, a breeze, G. piff-paff, a sudden explosive sound.]—Whiffle, v. [-fled (-fid), -fling.] To waver or shake, as if moved by gusts of wind; to change from one opinion or course to another; to be fickle and unsteady to shift, evade, shuffle, prevaricate. [Freq. of whiff", perh. confused with D. weifelen, to waver, hence to trick.] — Whiffler, n. One who whiffles, or frequently changes his opinion or course. [Orig. a piper to a company of foot soldiers.] — Whif'fletree, n. The swinging bar of a vehicle, etc., to which the traces of a harne are fastened for draught; a whippletree; swingletree.