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fluff (iou)



fluff verb2. E19.
[from FLUFF noun1.]
slang.
a. verb trans. Falsify, disguise the defects of, obscure. E19.
H. Wilson To reach a clear decision, with nothing fluffed or obscure.
b. verb intrans. Bluff, lie. E20.
M. Gilbert Watch him..he's fluffing...He's acting. Dangerous man.
verb intrans. Obtain money by devious means; give short change, solicit tips. Railway slang. L19.
verb intrans. & trans. Make or become fluffy; shake or be shaken up or out into a soft fluffy mass. L19.
N. Blake Birds huddled in the snow-laden hedges, their plumage fluffed out. K. Hom There is no need to 'fluff' the rice before serving it.
verb trans. Make into fluff. L19.
verb trans. Put a soft surface on (the flesh side of leather). L19.
verb intrans. Move or float softly; settle down like a ball of fluff. L19.
W. C. Russell A fog..fluffing thick and soft as feathers about the ship.
verb trans. & intrans. Make a mistake esp. in a game or performance; blunder, bungle, fail. colloq. L19.
Daily Telegraph The very best the Minister can hope for is that he will not fluff lines given to him by his officials. Day Lewis I kept fluffing when I practised them [songs].

Brown, John (oh)



(1800-59) a US abolitionist (=someone who worked to end slavery) who tried to use violence to end slavery. With followers, he took over a government weapons establishment at Harper's Ferry, Virginia. He was caught and hanged for treason, During the American Civil War, a song called John Brown's Body became popular in the North. The song is still well known and contains the words John Brown's body lies a-mouldering in the grave,/But his soul goes marching on.