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Definition of Buffeter
1. n. One who buffets; a boxer.
Definition of Buffeter
1. Noun. (archaic) A boxer or fighter ¹
2. Noun. Someone who eats at a buffet ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Buffeter
1. one that buffets [n -S] - See also: buffets
Lexicographical Neighbors of Buffeter
Literary usage of Buffeter
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Rocky Mountain Saints: A Full and Complete History of the Mormons, from by Thomas B. H. Stenhouse (1873)
"They certainly did have a heavy share of trouble for several years, but Brigham
was their Satan and Musser was their buffeter.f They had, however, ..."
2. A Dictionary of English Etymology by Hensleigh Wedgwood (1859)
"buffeter, to marre a vessel of wine by often tasting it; ... The verb buffeter
may thus be translated to tap, and vin de buffet, wine on tap; ..."
3. Glossaire de la langue romane, rédigé d'après les manuscrits de la by Jean Baptiste Bonaventure de Roquefort (1808)
"BUFFET : Soufflet à feu. BUFFET^ : Tourmenté , battu. buffeter : Tourmenter ...
buffeter : S'éventer , pouss comme les vins, se tourner, ..."
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