TUFF


Meaning of TUFF in English

tuff 1

/tuf/ , adj. Slang.

tough (def. 13).

tuff 2

— tuffaceous /tu fay"sheuhs/ , adj.

/tuf/ , n. Geol.

a fragmental rock consisting of the smaller kinds of volcanic detritus, as ash or cinder, usually more or less stratified. Also called volcanic tuff .

[ 1560-70; tuf tufo. See TUFA ]

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