Tuft"hunt`er (?), n. A hanger-on to noblemen, or persons of quality,
especially in English universities; a toady. See 1st Tuft, 3. [Cant,
Eng.] Halliwell.
Tuft"hunt`ing, n. The practice of seeking after, and hanging on,
noblemen, or persons of quality, especially in English universities.
[Cant, Eng.]
Tuft"y (?), a. 1. Abounding with tufts.
Both in the tufty frith and in the mossy fell.
Drayton.