HAFFET Definition & Meaning

haffet

[ haf-it ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

Scot.

the part of the face above the upper jaw; the cheekbone and temple.

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Origin of haffet¹

1505–15; earlier halfet, halfhed, Old English ��𲹱��ڳ�ŧ��ڴǻ� sinciput, equivalent to healf side, part, half + ��ŧ��ڴǻ� head

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Example Sentences

Hack, a rack for horses or cattle. haffet, side-lock.

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Swith, in some beggar’s haffet squattle; There ye may creep, and sprawl, and sprattle Wi’ ither kindred, jumping cattle, In shoals and nations; Whare horn nor bane ne’er daur unsettle Your thick plantations.

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Her een sae bright, her brow sae white, Her haffet locks as brown’s a berry; And ay, they dimpl’t wi’ a smile, The rosy checks o’ bonnie Mary.

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Swith! in some beggar's haffet squattle; Quick, temples settle There ye may creep, and sprawl, and sprattle Wi' ither kindred, jumping cattle, In shoals and nations; Whare horn nor bane ne'er dare unsettle i.e. comb Your thick plantations.

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Swith! in some beggar's haffet squattle; There ye may creep, and sprawl, and sprattle, Wi' ither kindred, jumping cattle, In shoals and nations; Whaur horn nor bane ne'er daur unsettle Your thick plantations.

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