hiff

English

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “Could it be from heave? Most likely an altered version of biff.”)

Pronunciation

• (New Zealand) enPR: hif, IPA^(key): /hɪf/, /hɘf/
• Rhymes: -ɪf

Verb

hiff (third-person singular simple present hiffs, present participle hiffing, simple past and past participle hiffed)

1. (transitive, chiefly New Zealand) To throw (an object) through the air.

   hiff a ball

Anagrams

• FHIF