pluff

Pluff, v. t. Etym: [Prob. of imitative origin.] Defn: To throw out, as smoke, dust, etc., in puffs. [Scot.] Pluff, n. 1. A puff, as of smoke from a pipe, or of dust from a puffball; a slight explosion, as of a small quantity of gunpowder. [Scot.] 2. A hairdresser's powder puff; also, the act of using it. [Scot.]

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