Sentence:  "Who says I filched a vipe?" demanded the indignant thief. "Say it agin', and I'll wisit your "wittualling hoffice"§ ["footnote": § The Mouth.] in two <WSD>jiffies</WSD>, my queer von! I'se as 'onest a k'racter as hany, and doesn't know vot "conweyancing"‖ ["footnote": ‖ Picking pockets, stealing.] is: d' ye 'ear that?" 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  A very short, unspecified length of time. (from 1780.)