One who bids at auctions, not with an intent to buy, but only to raise the price of the lot; for which purpose many are hired by the proprietor of the goods on sale.
·adj Puffed up; vain. II. Puff ·noun a kind of light pastry. III. Puff ·noun Anything light and fi...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
A sudden gust of wind. A whistle of steam. ...
The Sailor's Word-Book
·noun Any one of numerous species of beautiful humming birds of the genus Eriocnemis having large tu...
·adj Having a conspicuous tuft of feathers on the legs. ...
A fat man. ...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose