3. (Draughts)
Defn: To remove from the board a man which could have captured a piece but has not done so; — so called because it was the habit to blow upon the piece.
HUFF
Huff, n.
1. A swell of sudden anger or arrogance; a fit of disappointment and petulance or anger; a rage. "Left the place in a huff." W. Irving.
2. A boaster; one swelled with a false opinion of his own value or importance. Lewd, shallow-brained huffs make atheism and contempt of religion the sole badge . . . of wit. South. To take huff, to take offence. Cowper.
HUFFCAP
Huff"cap`, n.
Defn: A blusterer; a bully. [Obs.] — a.
Defn: Blustering; swaggering. [Obs.] Bp. Hall.
HUFFER
Huff"er, n.
Defn: A bully; a blusterer. Hudibras.