Whiff (?), n. [OE. weffe vapor, whiff, probably of imitative origin; cf. Dan. vift a puff, gust, W. chwiff a whiff, puff.]
1. A sudden expulsion of air from the mouth; a quick puff or slight gust, as of air or smoke.
But with the whiff and wind of his fell sword
The unnerved father falls. Shak.
The skipper, he blew a whiff from his pipe,
And a scornful laugh laughed he. Longfellow.
2. A glimpse; a hasty view.
3. (Zoöl.) The marysole, or sail fluke.