WHIFF

I. noun Etymology: imitative Date: 1591 1. a quick puff or slight gust especially of air, odor, gas, smoke, or spray, an inhalation of odor, gas, or smoke, a slight puffing or whistling sound, a slight trace or indication , strikeout , II. verb Date: 1591 intransitive verb to move with or as if with a puff of air, to emit ~s ; puff , to inhale an odor, strike out 3, transitive verb 1. to carry or convey by or as if by a ~ ; blow , to expel or puff out in a ~ ; exhale , smoke 3, fan 8