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Webster 1913 Edition


Counterbuff

Counˊter-buff′

(kounˊt?r-b?f′)
,
Verb.
T.
To strike or drive back or in an opposite direction; to stop by a blow or impulse in front.
Dryden.

Coun′ter-buffˊ

(koun′t?r-b?fˊ)
,
Noun.
A blow in an opposite direction; a stroke that stops motion or cause a recoil.

Webster 1828 Edition


Counterbuff

COUNTERBUFF

,
Verb.
T.
[counter and buff.] To strike back or in an opposite direction; to drive back; to stop by a blow or impulse in front.

Definition 2024


counterbuff

counterbuff

English

Noun

counterbuff (plural counterbuffs)

  1. A buff (strike) in return; a counterblow.

Verb

counterbuff (third-person singular simple present counterbuffs, present participle counterbuffing, simple past and past participle counterbuffed)

  1. To strike or drive back or in an opposite direction; to stop by a blow or impulse in front.
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