tift
Americannoun
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tifts
plural
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Dialect. tiff; huff resulting from a tiff.
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Scot.. condition, state, or frame of mind; a good condition or state.
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To every teat of his mane is hung a silver bell, and, 'At every tift o' the norland win' They tinkle ane by ane.'
From The Balladists Famous Scots Series by John Geddie
Four and twanty siller bells65 Wer a' tyed till his mane, And yae tift o' the norland wind, They tinkled ane by ane.
From English and Scottish Ballads, Volume II (of 8) by Various
“Aweel, mother,” said Janet, mildly—“that may a’ be; but there is nae cause for you fleeing into a tift upon the matter, for nae harm was meant.
From Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland, Volume VI by Alexander Leighton
Four-and-twenty siller bells, Were a' tied to his mane, Wi' ae tift o' the norlan' wind, They tinkled ane by ane.
From Ballad Book by Katherine Lee Bates
Four and twanty siller bells Wer a’ tyed till his mane, And yae tift o’ the norland wind, They tinkled ane by ane.
From Ballads of Romance and Chivalry Popular Ballads of the Olden Times - First Series by Frank Sidgwick
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