Tiff, v. t. [OE. tiffen, OF.
tiffer, tifer, to bedizen; cf. D. tippen to clip the
points or ends of the hair, E. tip, n.] To deck out; to
dress. [Obs.] A. Tucker.
Tiff (?), n. [Originally, a sniff, sniffing;
cf. Icel. ?efr a smell, ?efa to sniff, Norw. tev a
drawing in of the breath, teva to sniff, smell, dial. Sw.
tüv smell, scent, taste.] 1. Liquor;
especially, a small draught of liquor. "Sipping his tiff of
brandy punch." Sir W. Scott.
2. A fit of anger or peevishness; a slight
altercation or contention. See Tift. Thackeray.
Tiff, v. i. [imp. & p. p.
Tiffed (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Tiffing.]
To be in a pet.
She tiffed with Tim, she ran from Ralph.
Landor.