bounce, ding, or swagger. A captain huff; a noted bully. To stand the huff; to be answerable for the reckoning in a public house.
HUFF. TO REPROVE, OR SCOLD AT ANY ONE; ALSO TO BLUSTER,
Meaning of HUFF. TO REPROVE, OR SCOLD AT ANY ONE; ALSO TO BLUSTER, in English
Slang English vocab. Английский сленговый словарь. 2012