Definition of tuffet
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: tuft 1a
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: a low seat
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No strength or stamina and her tuffet is a disgrace.
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Origin and Etymology of tuffet
Anglo-French tuffete, from *tufe tuft
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First Known Use: 1553
in the meaning defined at sense 1
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