buffet
buffet1 definition
buf·fet (buf′it)
noun
- a blow with the hand or fist
- any blow or shock the buffets of fate
Etymology: ME < OFr, dim. of buffe, a blow: prob. echoic
transitive verb
- to hit with the hand or fist; punch; slap
- to beat back as by repeated blows the waves buffeted the boat
- to struggle against
intransitive verb
to struggle or force a way by struggling
buffet2 definition
buf·fet (bə fā′, bo̵o-; Brit buf′it)
noun
- a piece of furniture with drawers and cupboards for dishes, table linen, silver, etc.; sideboard
- a counter or table where refreshments are served
- a restaurant with such a counter or table
- a meal at which guests serve themselves from a buffet or table
Etymology: Fr < OFr, bench (> ME, stool)
Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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