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tuffet

noun
tuf·fet | \ˈtə-fət \

Definition of tuffet 

1 : tuft sense 1a

2 : a low seat

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 No strength or stamina and her tuffet is a disgrace. — Jay Martel, The New Yorker, "Trump Tweets the Classics," 27 Jan. 2017

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First Known Use of tuffet

1553, in the meaning defined at sense 1

History and Etymology for tuffet

Anglo-French tuffete, from *tufe tuft

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tufa

tufan

tuff

tuffet

tuffoon

tufoli

tuft

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