Sc. [Deriv. of a simple FUFFLE v. to disorder: the first syllable is perh. Gaelic car twist, bend, turn about; used in combination in car-fhocal quibble, prevarication, car-shúil rolling eye, car-tuaitheal wrong turn: cf. the Lowland Sc. curcuddoch, curdoo, curgloff, curjute, curmurring, curnoited, in which the prefix seems to have the sense of L. dis-.] trans. To put into a state of disorder; to ruffle.
1583. R. S., Leg. Bp. St. Androis, in Sempill Ballates (1872), 215. His ruffe curfufled about his craig.
1768. Ross, Helenore, 81 (Jam.). Ye ken where Dick curfuffled a’ her hair.
