"restiff" meaning in English

See restiff in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Head templates: {{head|en|adjective}} restiff
  1. (archaic) Alternative form of restive Tags: alt-of, alternative, archaic Alternative form of: restive Synonyms: reluctant
    Sense id: en-restiff-en-adj-CLyDR7lu Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 72 28 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 84 16 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 91 9

Noun

Forms: restiffs [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} restiff (plural restiffs)
  1. (obsolete) A restive or stubborn horse. Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-restiff-en-noun-h0PwzNpM Categories (other): Horses Disambiguation of Horses: 9 91

Inflected forms

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