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tiffin
1[ tif-in ]
verb (used without object)
- to eat a light midday meal.
verb (used with object)
- to provide a light meal for; serve lunch to.
Tiffin
2[ tif-in ]
noun
- a city in N Ohio.
tiffin
/ ˈtɪfɪn /
noun
- (in India) a light meal, esp one taken at midday
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Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
Origin of tiffin1
C18: probably from obsolete tiffing, from tiff to sip
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Example Sentences
He informed her, some time after, of an engagement "to tiffin with a brother officer," and she nodded.
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In my journey from Tiffin I found it necessary to dismount several times and walk in order to drive away the sensation of cold.
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The accommodations at the Tiffin House I must leave to conjecture, as any description would fall short of the reality.
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There brokers of all kinds used to meet each other, have tiffin, and write their letters and contracts.
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Here we were met by a number of the officials of the province, who gave us a sumptuous tiffin in the rest-house.
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