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Webster 1913 Edition
Tufthunter
Tuft′huntˊer
,Noun.
A hanger-on to noblemen, or persons of quality, especially in English universities; a toady. See 1st
Tuft
, 3. [Cant, Eng.]
Halliwell.
Definition 2024
tufthunter
tufthunter
English
Noun
tufthunter (plural tufthunters)
- (Britain, slang, archaic) A hanger-on to noblemen or persons of quality, especially in English universities; a toady.
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