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waff

  [waf, wahf]
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–noun Scot. and North England.
1. a puff or blast of air, wind, etc.
2. a brief view; glance.
Origin:
1590–1600; deriv. of dial. waff to wave
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waff   (wāf, wäf)   
v.   waffed, waff·ing, waffs

intr. & tr.v.  To wave or flutter or to cause to do so.
n.  

  1. A waving or fluttering motion.

  2. A gust of air; a waft.


[Middle English waffen, to wave, alteration of waven; see wave.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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