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Webster 1913 Edition


Buffle

Buf′fle

,
Noun.
[OE., from F.
buffle
. See
Buffalo
.]
The buffalo.
[Obs.]
Sir T. Herbert.

Buf′fle

,
Verb.
I.
To puzzle; to be at a loss.
[Obs.]
Swift.

Webster 1828 Edition


Buffle

BUFF'LE

,
Noun.
The buffalo.

BUFF'LE

,
Verb.
I.
To puzzle; to be at a loss.
This is probably the same word as baffle.

Definition 2024


buffle

buffle

See also: büffle

English

Noun

buffle (plural buffles)

  1. (obsolete) A buffalo.
    (Can we find and add a quotation of Sir T. Herbert to this entry?)

Verb

buffle (third-person singular simple present buffles, present participle buffling, simple past and past participle buffled)

  1. (obsolete, intransitive) To puzzle; to be at a loss.
    (Can we find and add a quotation of Jonathan Swift to this entry?)

French

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /byfl/

Noun

buffle m (plural buffles, feminine bufflonne)

  1. buffalo

Derived terms

  • le buffle du cap
  • le buffle equinoxial
  • le buffle nain

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Interlingue

Noun

buffle

  1. buffalo