buffet

Meanings

1. 1
   verb

   to strike repeatedly; a blow, as from a hand or wind

   Fierce winds buffeted the little fishing boat.

From Old French buffet ('a blow, slap'), a diminutive of bufe ('a blow, puff'), of imitative origin. This is distinct from the homonym buffet ('sideboard, self-service meal'), also from French.

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