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buffin

buffin noun: a sort of coarse material, of unknown manufacture.

Noun (1)

buffin (countable and uncountable, plural buffins)

  1. (obsolete) A sort of coarse material, of unknown manufacture.
    • buffin gowns
    • I will tell thee, albeit that I know thou wilt not understand me. One takes the finest true silver and quicksilver passed through buffin cloth, and when blended together they are ground for a day in the same direction with a little fine sugar.1968 [1540], John Nevinson, transl., Raffella of Master Alexander Piccolomini: Or Rather, A Dialogue of the Fair Perfectioning of Ladies, translation of La Raffaella, ovvero, Dialogo della bella...

Noun (2)

buffin (plural buffins)

  1. (US) A snack food resembling a biscuit and a muffin.

Proper noun capitalized: Buffin

Buffin (plural Buffins)

  1. A surname.

Forms of buffin

Noun
pluralbuffins
Proper noun
pluralBuffins

Origin of buffin

Named for its resemblance to buff leather.

Blend of biscuit + muffin

Questions about buffin

What does buffin mean?
Buffin means a sort of coarse material, of unknown manufacture.
What part of speech is buffin?
Buffin can be a noun or a proper noun.
What is the plural of buffin?
The plural of buffin is buffins.

Words near buffin in the dictionary

  1. buffi
  2. Buffian
  3. Buffians
  4. buffier
  5. buffiest
  6. buffin
  7. buffiness
  8. buffing
  9. buffing down
  10. buffing out
  11. buffing the muffin

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