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A sort of leather, prepared from the skin of the buffalo,
dressed with oil, like chamois; also, the skins of oxen, elks, and
other animals, dressed in like manner. |
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The color of buff; a light yellow, shading toward pink, gray,
or brown. |
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A military coat, made of buff leather. |
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The grayish viscid substance constituting the buffy coat. See
Buffy coat, under Buffy, a. |
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A wheel covered with buff leather, and used in polishing
cutlery, spoons, etc. |
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The bare skin; as, to strip to the buff. |
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Made of buff leather. |
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Of the color of buff. |
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To polish with a buff. See Buff, n., 5. |
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To strike. |
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A buffet; a blow; -- obsolete except in the phrase
"Blindman's buff." |
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Firm; sturdy. |