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What does 'uffish' mean in Jabberwocky?

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Lewis Carroll offered a definiton for 'uffish thought' in a letter he wrote in 1877:

"I did make an explanations once for 'uffish thought'! It seemed to suggest a state of mind when the voice is gruffish, the manner roughish, and the temper huffish."

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