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BUFF'ET, n. [It. buffetto; Sp. and Port. bufar, to blow, to puff; Norm. buffe, a blow; W. pafiaw, to thump. See Buffoon and Puff.]
A blow with the fist; a box on the ear or face; a slap. – Milton.
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