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To make one's way by blows or struggling.
To deaden the sound of (bells) by muffling the clapper.
To affect as with blows; to strike repeatedly; to strive with or contend against; as, to buffet the billows.
To strike with the hand or fist; to box; to beat; to cuff; to slap.
A small stool; a stool for a buffet or counter.
A blow from any source, or that which affects like a blow, as the violence of winds or waves; a stroke; an adverse action; an affliction; a trial; adversity.
A blow with the hand; a slap on the face; a cuff.
A counter for refreshments; a restaurant at a railroad station, or place of public gathering.
A cupboard or set of shelves, either movable or fixed at one side of a room, for the display of plate, china, etc., a sideboard.
of Buffet
One who buffets; a boxer.
of Buffet
A striking with the hand.
A succession of blows; continued violence, as of winds or waves; afflictions; adversity.
A sort of coarse stuff; as, buffin gowns.
See Buffer, 1.
To puzzle; to be at a loss.
The buffalo.
Having a large head, like a buffalo; dull; stupid; blundering.
One who has a large head; a heavy, stupid fellow.