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chuff 1
(chŭf)n.
A rude, insensitive person; a boor.
[Middle English chuffe.]
chuff 2
(chŭf)intr.v. chuffed, chuf·fing, chuffs
To produce or move with noisy puffing or explosive sounds: "Switch engines chuffed impatiently in busy rail yards" (Robert Paul Jordan).
n.
A noisy puffing or explosive sound, such as one made by a locomotive.
[Imitative.]
chuff 3
(chŭf)n. Chiefly British Vulgar Slang
1. The buttocks.
2. The anus.
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chuffing
(ˈtʃʌfɪŋ)adj, adv (prenominal)
slang Brit (intensifier): chuffing marvellous.
[C20: from N English chuff, a euphemism for fuck]
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chuffing
The characteristic of some rockets to burn intermittently and with an irregular noise.
Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms. US Department of Defense 2005.
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