Two lookouts in the castle tower spotting the artillery powder-smoke not yet aware the ball has shattered their foundations below.
The Scottish Word:

Fuff.

See yon fuff owerbye – nae doot we’ll hear the bang in a meenit.

Translate:

fuff: puff of smoke

Do you see that puff of smoke just over there – I have no doubt we’ll hear the bang in a minute.

fʌf
The Scottish Word: fuff with its definition and its meaning illustrated and captioned with the word used in context in the Scots language and in English.

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