tift

American  

[tift] / tɪft /

noun

plural

tifts

1. Dialect. tiff; huff resulting from a tiff.

2. Scot.. condition, state, or frame of mind; a good condition or state.

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Example Sentences

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 Bates, Katherine Lee

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

Four and twanty siller bellsWer a’ tyed till his mane,And yae tift o the norland wind,They tinkled ane by ane.

From A Collection of Ballads by Lang, Andrew

“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 Leighton, Alexander

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 Geddie, John