- giff-gaff
- unpremeditated discourse. Giff-gaff makes good-fellowship. N.
A glossary of provincial and local words used in England. Francis Grose. 1790.
giff-gaff
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giff-gaff — /gifˈgafˈ/ (Scot) noun Give and take ORIGIN: ↑give1 … Useful english dictionary
giff — giff·gaff; … English syllables
gaff — gaff·kya; gaff·sail; shan·dy·gaff; gaff; giff·gaff; … English syllables
giffgaff — giff·gaff … English syllables
Giffgaff — Giff gaff, n. [Reduplicated fr. give.] Mutual accommodation; mutual giving. [Scot.] [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
gyf — gyf(fe, gyffe gaffe obs. ff. gif conj., giff gaff … Useful english dictionary
gyffe — gyf(fe, gyffe gaffe obs. ff. gif conj., giff gaff … Useful english dictionary
gyffe-gaffe — gyf(fe, gyffe gaffe obs. ff. gif conj., giff gaff … Useful english dictionary
