huff! excl.
‘an exclamation attributed to a swaggerer or bully, esp. when introduced on the stage’ (OED).
‘Mary Magdalene’ Digby Mysteries I line 491: Hof hof hof, a frysch new galavnt. | ||
Hickscorner Civ: Huffe huffe huffe who sent after me I am Imagynacyon full of jolyte. | ||
The Four Elements line 417: With huffa, galand, synge tyrll on the bery And let the wyde worlde wynde. | ||
Pryde and Abuse of Women line 117: Huffa! goldylocx, joly lusty golylocx; A wanton tricker is come to towne, Wyth a doublle fardingale and a caped cassoc. | ||
Interlude of Youth line 210: Huffa, huffa who calleth after me? | ||
Three Ladies of London II: Huffe once aloft and if I may hit the right vayne [...] I will flaunt it and braue it. |