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tufties

tufties is the plural of tufty.

Meaning of tufty

Noun

tufty (plural tufties)

  1. (UK, informal) The tufted duck (Aythya fuligula).
    • Buoyant. That's a tufty. Well, tufted duck, to be formal, but the name always sounds more like tufty duck, and there is something inspiringly matey about a tufty: we are on nickname terms with the bird at first glance.2005, Simon Barnes, “Tufted Duck”, in A Bad Birdwatcher’s Companion … Or A Personal Introduction to Britain’s 50 Most Obvious Birds, London: Short Books, →ISBN, page 101

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Questions about tufties

What is tufties the plural of?
Tufties is the plural of tufty.

Words near tufties in the dictionary

  1. tufthunter
  2. tufthunters
  3. tufthunting
  4. Tuftian
  5. tuftier
  6. tufties
  7. tuftiest
  8. tuftily
  9. tuftiness
  10. tufting
  11. tuftings

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