Dictionary 1. (n.) A light transitory air which ruffles the surface of the water during a calm, or the ripples made by such a puff of air.2. (n.) A particular hitch or turn in the bight of a rope, into which a tackle may be hooked. 3. (n.) A dupe; a tool; one who, or that which, is used by another as an instrument to a accomplish his purposes. |