| Summary: | quiff n "_Quiff_" is a word which in Hr. grace is not infrequently used in referring to a man's hat, commonly called a "quiff hat". However I learned from an uncle that this, in parts of the Maritimes Provinces, generally was known as a vulgar term for vagina,for. To call someone a 'quiff' was the same as calling them a 'cunt." Any special kind of hat? A man' dress hat, made of felt, as a rule. DICT CEN. MAR 24 1965 Used I and Sup Used I and Sup Not used 'kwif', 'queff hat', 'quiff hat' Newfoundland Folklore Survey Card
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