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buffet

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Main Entry: ²buffet

Function: verb

Date: 13th century

transitive verb

1 : to strike sharply especially with the hand : cuff
2 : to strike repeatedly : batter <the waves buffeted the shore>
3 : to drive, force, move, or attack by or as if by repeated blowsintransitive verb : to make one's way especially under difficult conditions

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