Meaning
The young of the Manx shearwater (Puffinus puffinus), especially eaten as food.
Etymology
Origin: Middle English
From Middle English poffin, poffoun, puffon, equivalent to puff + -ing, or perhaps ultimately from Middle Cornish (compare Breton poc'han (“puffin”)).
Synonyms & Antonyms
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