Wiktionary:Word of the day/2023/February 8

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for February 8
tufty adj
  1. Having the form of or resembling a tuft (“a bunch of grass, hair, etc., held together at the base”).
  2. Covered in or having many tufts.
    1. (obsolete, rare) Covered with tufts (“small clumps of bushes or trees”).
  3. Growing in tufts.

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  1. (obsolete) Of a cow: seeking a bull to mate with.

tufty n

  1. (British, informal) The tufted duck (Aythya fuligula).
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