| Biffin | n. [ Cf. Beaufin. ] 1. A sort of apple peculiar to Norfolk, Eng. [ Sometimes called beaufin; but properly beefin (it is said), from its resemblance to raw beef. ] Wright. [ 1913 Webster ] 2. A baked apple pressed down into a flat, round cake; a dried apple. Dickens. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Tiffin | n. [ Properly, tiffing a quaffing, a drinking. See Tiff, n. ] A lunch, or slight repast between breakfast and dinner; -- originally, a Provincial English word, but introduced into India, and brought back to England in a special sense. [ 1913 Webster ] |