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To throw out, as smoke, dust, etc., in puffs.

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  1. v. t. To throw out, as smoke, dust, etc., in puffs.
  2. n. A puff, as of smoke from a pipe, or of dust from a puffball; a slight explosion, as of a small quantity of gunpowder.
  3. n. A hairdresser's powder puff; also, the act of using it.
  4. To throw out, as smoke, dust, etc., in puffs. [Scot.] 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.]
  5. To throw out, as smoke, dust, etc., in puffs. [Scot.]
  6. v. t. To throw out, as smoke, dust, etc., in puffs. n. A puff, as of smoke from a pipe, or of dust from a puffball; a slight explosion, as of a small quantity of gunpowder. n. A hairdresser's powder puff; also, the act of using it.