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Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1956 (SND Vol. IV).
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.
FEFF, n. A bad smell, a stench (Cai. 1907 D. B. Nicolson in County of Cai. 71; Cai.9, Rs. 1950); “applied by mothers to infants troubled with wind” (Cai. 1900 E.D.D.).
[Prob. a variant, due to assimilation of the conss., of Theef, id., O.N. þefr, a smell.]You may wish to vary the format shown below depending on the citation style used.
"Feff n.". Dictionary of the Scots Language. 2004. Scottish Language Dictionaries Ltd. Accessed 11 May 2024 <http://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/snd/feff>
