A variant spelling of haffet or haffit, referring to the side of the face or cheek, especially in Scottish dialect.
From Scottish English, possibly related to Old English or Scandinavian roots referring to facial features, though the exact origin is uncertain.
Different spellings of Scottish dialect words like haffat, haffet, and haffit show us that dialects didn't have standard spelling—everyone wrote how people actually talked!
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