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A cupboard or set of shelves, either movable or fixed at
one side of a room, for the display of plate, china, etc., a sideboard. |
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A counter for refreshments; a restaurant at a railroad
station, or place of public gathering. |
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A blow with the hand; a slap on the face; a cuff. |
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A blow from any source, or that which affects like a
blow, as the violence of winds or waves; a stroke; an adverse action;
an affliction; a trial; adversity. |
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A small stool; a stool for a buffet or counter. |
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To strike with the hand or fist; to box; to beat; to
cuff; to slap. |
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To affect as with blows; to strike repeatedly; to strive
with or contend against; as, to buffet the billows. |
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To deaden the sound of (bells) by muffling the clapper. |
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To exercise or play at boxing; to strike; to smite; to
strive; to contend. |
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To make one's way by blows or struggling. |