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buffetry

buffetry noun: buffeting; the act of being struck or violently driven from place to place.

Noun

buffetry (uncountable)

  1. Buffeting; the act of being struck or violently driven from place to place.
    • Forgive! what! I forgiven by thee!
      I bear the taunt and buffetry!1827, Alexander Seton, Poems, Upon Various Subjects and on Various Occasions, page 20
    • 'Your nephew lives with you here?' prompted Carrados. He was sorry for the poor lady, forlorn and rather unwieldy among the buffetry of circumstance, but he began to foresee that it might be necessary to keep her to the point.1927, Ernest Bramah [pseudonym; Ernest Brammah Smith], Max Carrados Mysteries

Origin of buffetry

buffet + -ry

Questions about buffetry

What does buffetry mean?
Buffetry means buffeting; the act of being struck or violently driven from place to place.
What part of speech is buffetry?
Buffetry is a noun.

Words near buffetry in the dictionary

  1. buffeteria
  2. buffeterias
  3. buffeters
  4. buffeting
  5. buffetings
  6. buffetry
  7. buffets
  8. Buffett
  9. buffetted
  10. Buffettian
  11. buffetting

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