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whiff

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whiff1
a single inhalation or exhalation from the mouth or nose
whiff2
Chiefly Brit a narrow clinker-built skiff having outriggers, for one oarsman


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Forthwith, however, as soon as the order was given, there was an intense red glow out of the bowl of the pipe, and a whiff of smoke came from Mother Rigby's lips.
Mosses From An Old Manse and other stories by Hawthorne, Nathaniel View in context
As when a window is opened a whiff of fresh air from the fields enters a stuffy room, so a whiff of youthfulness, energy, and confidence of success reached Kutuzov's cheerless staff with the galloping advent of all these brilliant young men.
War and Peace by Tolstoy, Leo View in context
When I had inhaled this air freely, I sought the conduit pipe, which conveyed to us the beneficial whiff, and I was not long in finding it.
20,000 Leagues Under The Sea by Verne, Jules View in context
 
 
 
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