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A little whiff. Imp. Dict. [Rare.]
A whipper-snapper; a whipster; any insignificant or worthless person. [U. S.] The sneaks, whiffets, and surface rats. Philadelphia Times, Aug. 1, 1883.

I hardly see how they can make such a rush on the nest without danger to the eggs The kingbird will worry the hawk as a whiffet dog will worry a bear. — Locusts and Wild Honey
I hardly see how they can make such a rush on the nest without danger to the eggs The king-bird will worry the hawk as a whiffet dog will worry a bear. — Birds and Bees, Sharp Eyes and Other Papers
The king-bird will worry the hawk as a whiffet dog will worry a bear. — Birds and Bees, Sharp Eyes and Other Papers
We'll see what we see, my fine young whiffet. " — The Innocents A Story for Lovers
"You little whiffet!" she said. — Laddie; a true blue story