† blaffv.
Obsolete.
To bark (as a dog).
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1699 W. A. Cowley Voy. round Globe ii, in W. Hacke Coll. Orig. Voy. i. 5 Seals, which would rise out of the water and blaff like a Dog.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1887; most recently modified version published online June 2018).
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v.1699- to have more sense than to
- to have more sense than to do something
- to have more —— in one's finger than
- to have more —— in one's little finger than
- to have most fingers
- to have much steam on
- to have much to answer for
- to have nay
- to have need
- to have neighbour's fare
- to have neither head nor feet
- to have neither head nor foot
- to have neither part nor lot in
- to have never had it so good
- to have no a lot etc time for
- to have no a lot of time for
- to have no bearing on
- to have no bone in one's mouth
- to have no bone in one's throat
- to have no bones in one's mouth
- to have no bones in one's throat
- to have no bottom
- to have no brow broo of
- to have no brow of
- to have no concern formerly also concerns with