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buffets

Main Entry:: ¹buf·fet
Pronunciation:: \ˈbə-fət\
Function:: noun
Etymology:: Middle English, from Anglo-French, diminutive of buffe blow
Date:: 13th century

1 : a blow especially with the hand 2 : something that strikes with telling force

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