puft
puft · pufts
A puffA puff.
Meaning
1 senses(archaic)A puff.
Origin
From Middle English poften (“to puff, pant”), from Old English *puffettan, from Proto-WestFrom Middle English poften (“to puff, pant”), from Old English *puffettan, from Proto-West Germanic *puffattjan (“to puff repeatedly, pant”), equivalent to puff + -t.
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