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Webster 1913 Edition


Tufthunting

Tuft′huntˊing

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Noun.
The practice of seeking after, and hanging on, noblemen, or persons of quality, especially in English universities.
[Cant, Eng.]

Definition 2024


tufthunting

tufthunting

English

Noun

tufthunting (uncountable)

  1. (Britain, slang, archaic) The practice of seeking after, and hanging on, noblemen, or persons of quality, especially in English universities.