First Known Use: 1800
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tiffin
noun tif·fin \ˈti-fən\
Definition of TIFFIN
chiefly British : a light midday meal : luncheon
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Origin of TIFFIN
probably alteration of tiffing, gerund of obsolete English tiff to eat between meals
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