tuffet

Valid in Scrabble

Scrabble points
12
Words With Friends
13
Letters
6

Definition of tuffet

3 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. A clump of grass or similar vegetation; a small grass-covered mound.
    “Little Miss Muffet, She sat on a tuffet, Eating of curds and whey; There came a little spider, Who sat down beside her, And frighted Miss Muffet away.”
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noun

  1. A clump of grass or similar vegetation; a small grass-covered mound.
    “Little Miss Muffet, She sat on a tuffet, Eating of curds and whey; There came a little spider, Who sat down beside her, And frighted Miss Muffet away.”
  2. A large cushion which may have an internal frame, used as a low seat or stool.
  3. An inflatable cushion serving as landing area for precision accuracy parachuting.

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Etymology

From Old French touffel, diminutive of touffe (“tuft”). Regarding etymological and semantic uncertainty, see Wikipedia at Little Miss Muffet § Tuffet and §§ Uncertain meaning.

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