Bufferhead
Buff″er‐head′ (�), n. The head of a buffer, which recieves the concussion, in railroad carriages.
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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, C. & G. Merriam Co., 1913.
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Buffet
Buf‐fet″ (bo͝of‐fā″), n. [F. buffet, LL. bufetum; of uncertain origin; perh. fr. the same source as E. buffet a blow, the root meaning to puff, hence (cf. puffed up) the idea of...
Buffet (2)
Buf″fet (bŭf″fĕt), n. [OE. buffet, boffet, OF. buffet a slap in the face, a pair of bellows, fr. buffe blow, cf. F. bouffer to blow, puff; prob. akin to E. puff. For the meaning...
Buffet (3)
Buf″fet, v. t. [imp. & p. p.Buffeted; p. pr. & vb. n.Buffeting.] [OE. buffeten, OF. buffeter. See the preceding noun.] 1. To strike with the hand or fist; to box; to beat; to cu...
Buffet (4)
Buf″fet, v. i. 1. To exercise or play at boxing; to strike; to smite; to strive; to contend.If I might buffet for my love, or bound my horse for her favors, I could lay on like ...
Buffeter
Buf″fet‐er (�), n. One who buffets; a boxer. Jonson.
Buffeting
Buf″fet‐ing, n. 1. A striking with the hand.2. A succession of blows; continued violence, as of winds or waves; afflictions; adversity.He seems to have been a plant of slow grow...
Buffin
Buf″fin (�), n. [So called from resembling buff �eather.] A sort of coarse stuff; as, buffin gowns.
Buffing apparatus
Buff″ing ap′pa‐ra″tus (�). See Buffer, 1.
Buffle
Buf″fle (�), n. [OE., from F. buffle. See Buffalo.] The buffalo. Sir T. Herbert.
Buffle (2)
Buf″fle, v. i. To puzzle; to be at a loss. Swift.
Buffle-headed
Buf″fle–head′ed, a. Having a large head, like a buffalo; dull; stupid; blundering.So fell this buffle-headed giant.Gayton.
Bufflehead
Buf″fle‐head′ (�), n. [Buffle + head.] 1. One who has a large head; a heavy, stupid fellow.What makes you stare so, bufflehead?Plautus (trans. 1694).2. (Zoöl.) The buffel duck. ...
Buffo
‖Buf″fo (�), n. masc. [It. See Buffoon.] (Mus.) The comic actor in an opera.
Buffoon
Buf‐foon″ (�), n. [F. bouffon (cf. It. buffone, buffo, buffa, puff of wind, vanity, nonsense, trick), fr. bouffer to puff out, because the buffoons puffed out their cheeks for t...
Buffoon (2)
Buf‐foon″ (�), a. Characteristic of, or like, a buffoon. “Buffoon stories.” Macaulay.To divert the audience with buffoon postures and antic dances.Melmoth.
Buffoon (3)
Buf‐foon″, v. i. To act the part of a buffoon.
Buffoon (4)
Buf‐foon″, v. t. To treat with buffoonery. Glanvill.
Buffoonery
Buf‐foon″er‐y (�), n.; pl.Buffooneries (�). [F. bouffonnerie.] The arts and practices of a buffoon, as low jests, ridiculous pranks, vulgar tricks and postures.Nor that it will ...
Buffoonish
Buf‐foon″ish, a. Like a buffoon; consisting in low jests or gestures. Blair.
Buffoonism
Buf‐foon″ism (�), n. The practices of a buffoon; buffoonery.
Buffoonly
Buf‐foon″ly, a. Low; vulgar.Apish tricks and buffoonly discourse.Goodman.
Buffy
Buff″y (�), a.(Med.) Resembling, or characterized by, buff.Buffy coat, the coagulated plasma of blood when the red corpuscles have so settled out that the coagulum appears nearl...
Bufo
‖Bu″fo (�), n. [L. bufo a toad.] (Zoöl.) A genus of Amphibia including various species of toads.
Bufonite
Bu″fon‐ite (�), n. [L. bufo toad: cf. F. bufonite.] (Paleon.) An old name for a fossil consisting of the petrified teeth and palatal bones of fishes belonging to the family of P...
Bug
Bug (�), n. [OE. bugge, fr. W. bwg, bwgan, hobgoblin, scarecrow, bugbear. Cf. Bogey, Boggle.] 1. A bugbear; anything which terrifies.Sir, spare your threats:The bug which you wo...
Bugaboo
{ Bug′a‐boo″ (�), Bug″bear′ } (�), n. [See Bug.] Something frightful, as a specter; anything imaginary that causes needless fright; something used to excite needless fear; also,...