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单词 gliffing
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gliffingn.

Etymology: < gliff v. + -ing suffix1.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈgliffing.
Scottish.
1. The time required to give a glance; an instant.
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1815 W. Scott Guy Mannering II. 18 Tib Mumps will be out wi' the stirrup-dram in a gliffing.
1827 W. Tennant Papistry Storm'd 38 In a gliffin' ilka bishop Ramm'd in his hand and cleik'd his fish up.
2. A surprise, fright.
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1813 E. Picken Misc. Poems II. 47 It was an unco gliffin.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1900; most recently modified version published online June 2019).
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