pluffingn.

Brit.

/ˈplʌfɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˈpləfɪŋ/, Scottish English

/ˈplʌfɪŋ/,

/ˈplʌfɪn/

Forms: see pluff v. and -ing suffix¹

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: pluff v., -ing suffix¹.

Etymology: < pluff v. + -ing suffix¹.

Scottish. Now rare.

a. The action of blowing out a cloud of smoke, powder, etc., esp. suddenly or explosively; puffing. rare.

ΚΠ

1629 Z. Boyd Balme of Gilead 84 These that spend the tyme with pluffing of reeke, which should be better employed.

1846 W. Cross Disruption xxiv. 262 This gallantin' o' the Queen amang us, this pluffin' o' poother, this bleezin' o' gas, this ringin' o' bells and the firin' o' cannon.

b. Scottish regional (south-eastern). In plural. Anything that can be easily blown away, esp. the refuse from a corn mill. Sc. National Dict. (1968) s.v. pluff v. records this sense as still in use in Selkirkshire in 1966.

ΚΠ

1822 J. Hogg Three Perils of Man II. 33 He's as weel aff down wi' the auld miller; he'll get some pluffins o' seeds or dust.

1825 J. Jamieson Etymol. Dict. Sc. Lang. Suppl. Pluffins, any thing easily blown away; as, the refuse of a corn mill. Ettr[ick]. For[est].

1923 G. Watson Roxburghshire Word-bk. 237 Pluffin's, anything that is or may be blown away easily, as chaff, corn-refuse, etc.

†2. Shooting; game that may be shot. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

society > armed hostility > military equipment > operation and use of weapons > action of propelling missile > discharge of firearms > [noun]

gunning1570

fire1590

firing1684

squibbing1697

gunfire1801

gunnery1816

pop-off1843

pluffing1852

machine-gun fire1882

gun-play1897

loosing off1906

1852 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. 72 220 If in Central Africa, you would suppose they were practising in a menagerie, and you conclude that there must be prime pluffing in Polito's.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

† pluffingadj.

Origin: Apparently formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: pluff v., -ing suffix².

Etymology: Apparently < pluff v. (compare sense 1 at that entry) + -ing suffix². N.E.D. (1908) indicates the stress as ˈpluffing.

Scottish. Obsolete. rare.

Characterized or accompanied by a forceful emission of air (in quot., by deep breathing).

ΘΚΠ

the world > life > the body > respiratory organs > breathing > exhalation > [adjective]

outbreathed1590

exhalatory1752

expired1794

expiratory1847

outbreathing1849

pluffing1853

1853 J. W. Carlyle Lett. (1883) II. 227 She..slept a fine natural ‘pluffing’ sleep till one in the morning.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2019).

单词	pluffing
释义	pluffingn. Brit. /ˈplʌfɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈpləfɪŋ/, Scottish English /ˈplʌfɪŋ/, /ˈplʌfɪn/ Forms: see pluff v. and -ing suffix¹ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: pluff v., -ing suffix¹. Etymology: < pluff v. + -ing suffix¹. Scottish. Now rare. 1. a. The action of blowing out a cloud of smoke, powder, etc., esp. suddenly or explosively; puffing. rare. ΚΠ 1629 Z. Boyd Balme of Gilead 84 These that spend the tyme with pluffing of reeke, which should be better employed. 1846 W. Cross Disruption xxiv. 262 This gallantin' o' the Queen amang us, this pluffin' o' poother, this bleezin' o' gas, this ringin' o' bells and the firin' o' cannon. b. Scottish regional (south-eastern). In plural. Anything that can be easily blown away, esp. the refuse from a corn mill. Sc. National Dict. (1968) s.v. pluff v. records this sense as still in use in Selkirkshire in 1966. ΚΠ 1822 J. Hogg Three Perils of Man II. 33 He's as weel aff down wi' the auld miller; he'll get some pluffins o' seeds or dust. 1825 J. Jamieson Etymol. Dict. Sc. Lang. Suppl. Pluffins, any thing easily blown away; as, the refuse of a corn mill. Ettr[ick]. For[est]. 1923 G. Watson Roxburghshire Word-bk. 237 Pluffin's, anything that is or may be blown away easily, as chaff, corn-refuse, etc. †2. Shooting; game that may be shot. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > military equipment > operation and use of weapons > action of propelling missile > discharge of firearms > [noun] gunning1570 fire1590 firing1684 squibbing1697 gunfire1801 gunnery1816 pop-off1843 pluffing1852 machine-gun fire1882 gun-play1897 loosing off1906 1852 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. 72 220 If in Central Africa, you would suppose they were practising in a menagerie, and you conclude that there must be prime pluffing in Polito's. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). † pluffingadj. Origin: Apparently formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: pluff v., -ing suffix². Etymology: Apparently < pluff v. (compare sense 1 at that entry) + -ing suffix². N.E.D. (1908) indicates the stress as ˈpluffing. Scottish. Obsolete. rare. Characterized or accompanied by a forceful emission of air (in quot., by deep breathing). ΘΚΠ the world > life > the body > respiratory organs > breathing > exhalation > [adjective] outbreathed1590 exhalatory1752 expired1794 expiratory1847 outbreathing1849 pluffing1853 1853 J. W. Carlyle Lett. (1883) II. 227 She..slept a fine natural ‘pluffing’ sleep till one in the morning. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2019). < n.1629adj.1853
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