The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Tift \Tift\, n. [Cf. Norw. teft a scent. See Tiff, n.] A fit of pettishness, or slight anger; a tiff. [1913 Webster] After all your fatigue you seem as ready for a tift with me as if you had newly come from church. --Blackwood's Mag. [1913 Webster]