Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for RE-BUFF'
RE-BUFF', n. [It. rabbuffo; Fr. rebuffade; re and It. buffa, buffare, Fr. bouffer.]
- Repercussion; or beating back; a quick and sudden resistance. The strong rebuff of some tumultuous cloud. – Milton.
- Sudden check; defeat.
- Refusal; rejection of solicitation.
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