whiffet
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of whiffet
Example Sentences
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He was a little whiffet of a man—“looked like a figure on a New Year’s cake,” Bobby Hargrew said.
From Project Gutenberg
This cinemactor invariably plays the obnoxious, precocious whiffet who upsets plans, causes heartaches by his wilfulness.
From Time Magazine Archive
The man who packed our outfit up the gulch for us had a little whiffet dog with him, and in some manner he neglected to take the dog back with him.
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“You darned little meddlesome whiffet!” snarled Jody Weir savagely, as Lull galloped away.
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"Why, powder is getting scarce," he replied, "and I find I can do that whiffet as much harm by snapping my finger and thumb every three minutes."
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