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buffing apparatusBuffer Buff"er (b[u^]f"[~e]r), n. [Prop a striker. See
Buffet a blow.]
1. (Mech.)
(a) An elastic apparatus or fender, for deadening the jar
caused by the collision of bodies; as, a buffer at the
end of a railroad car.
(b) A pad or cushion forming the end of a fender, which
receives the blow; -- sometimes called buffing
apparatus.
2. One who polishes with a buff.
3. A wheel for buffing; a buff.
4. A good-humored, slow-witted fellow; -- usually said of an
elderly man. [Colloq.] --Dickens. Buffing apparatusBuffing apparatus Buff"ing ap`pa*ra"tus
See Buffer, 1. Buffington-Crozier carriageDisappearing Dis`ap*pear"ing,
p. pr. & vb. n. of Disappear.
Disappearing carriage (Ordnance), a carriage for heavy
coast guns on which the gun is raised above the parapet
for firing and upon discharge is lowered behind the
parapet for protection. The standard type of disappearing
carriage in the coast artillery of the United States army
is the Buffington-Crozier carriage, in which the gun
trunnions are secured at the upper and after ends of a
pair of heavy levers, at the lower ends of which is
attached a counterweight of lead. The levers are pivoted
at their middle points, which are, with the top carriage,
permitted restrained motion along the slightly inclined
chassis rails. The counterweight is held in place by a
pawl and ratchet. When the gun is loaded the pawl is
released and the counterweight sinks, raising the gun to
the firing position above the parapet. The recoil
following the discharge returns the gun to the loading
position, the counterweight rising until the pawl engages
the ratchet. Chaffing
Chaffing Chaff"ing, n.
The use of light, frivolous language by way of fun or
ridicule; raillery; banter.
ChaffingChaff Chaff, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Chaffed; p. pr. & vb. n.
Chaffing.]
To use light, idle language by way of fun or ridicule; to
banter. DuffingDuff Duff, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Duffed; p. pr. & vb. n.
Duffing.] [Etym. uncertain.] [Colloq. or Slang]
1. To treat or manipulate so as to give a specious appearance
to; to fake; hence, to cheat.
2. In Australia, to alter the brands on (cattle, horses,
etc.); to steal (cattle, etc.), and alter their brands. EnfeoffingEnfeoff En*feoff" (?; see Feoff, 277), v. t. [imp. & p. p.
Enfeoffed; p. pr. & vb. n. Enfeoffing.] [Pref. en- +
feoff, fief: cf. LL. infeofare, OF. enfeffer, enfeofer.]
1. (Law) To give a feud, or right in land, to; to invest with
a fief or fee; to invest (any one) with a freehold estate
by the process of feoffment. --Mozley & W.
2. To give in vassalage; to make subservient. [Obs.]
[The king] enfeoffed himself to popularity. --Shak. FeoffingFeoff Feoff (?; 277), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Feoffed; p. pr. &
vb. n.. Feoffing.] [OE. feffen, OF. feffer, fieffer, F.
fieffer, fr. fief fief; cf. LL. feoffare, fefare. See
Fief.] (Law)
To invest with a fee or feud; to give or grant a corporeal
hereditament to; to enfeoff. GaffingGaff Gaff, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Gaffed; p. pr. & vb. n.
Gaffing.]
To strike with a gaff or barbed spear; to secure by means of
a gaff; as, to gaff a salmon. HandcuffingHandcuff Hand"cuff`, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Handcuffed; p. pr.
& vb. n. Handcuffing.]
To apply handcuffs to; to manacle. --Hay (1754). HuffingHuff Huff, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Huffed; p. pr. & vb. n.
Huffing.] [Cf. OE. hoove to puff up, blow; prob. of
imitative origin.]
1. To swell; to enlarge; to puff up; as, huffed up with air.
--Grew.
2. To treat with insolence and arrogance; to chide or rebuke
with insolence; to hector; to bully.
You must not presume to huff us. --Echard.
3. (Draughts) To remove from the board (the piece which could
have captured an opposing piece). See Huff, v. i., 3. Huffingly
Huffingly Huff"ing*ly, adv.
Blusteringly; arrogantly. [R.]
And huffingly doth this bonny Scot ride. --Old Ballad.
MuffingMuff Muff, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Muffed; p. pr. & vb. n.
Muffing.]
To handle awkwardly; to fumble; to fail to hold, as a ball,
in catching it. OffingOffing Off"ing, n. [From Off.]
That part of the sea at a good distance from the shore, or
where there is deep water and no need of a pilot; also,
distance from the shore; as, the ship had ten miles offing;
we saw a ship in the offing. puffing adderAdder Ad"der, n. [OE. addere, naddere, eddre, AS. n[ae]dre,
adder, snake; akin to OS. nadra, OHG. natra, natara, Ger.
natter, Goth. nadrs, Icel. na[eth]r, masc., na[eth]ra, fem.:
cf. W. neidr, Gorn. naddyr, Ir. nathair, L. natrix, water
snake. An adder is for a nadder.]
1. A serpent. [Obs.] ``The eddre seide to the woman.'
--Wyclif. Gen. iii. 4. )
2. (Zo["o]l.)
(a) A small venomous serpent of the genus Vipera. The
common European adder is the Vipera (or Pelias)
berus. The puff adders of Africa are species of
Clotho.
(b) In America, the term is commonly applied to several
harmless snakes, as the milk adder, puffing adder,
etc.
(c) Same as Sea Adder.
Note: In the sculptures the appellation is given to several
venomous serpents, -- sometimes to the horned viper
(Cerastles). puffing pigPorpoise Por"poise, n. [OE. porpeys, OF. porpeis, literally,
hog fish, from L. porcus swine + piscis fish. See Pork, and
Fish.]
1. (Zo["o]l.) Any small cetacean of the genus Phoc[ae]na,
especially P. communis, or P. phoc[ae]na, of Europe,
and the closely allied American species (P. Americana).
The color is dusky or blackish above, paler beneath. They
are closely allied to the dolphins, but have a shorter
snout. Called also harbor porpoise, herring hag,
puffing pig, and snuffer.
2. (Zo["o]l.) A true dolphin (Delphinus); -- often so
called by sailors.
Skunk porpoise, or Bay porpoise (Zo["o]l.), a North
American porpoise (Lagenorhynchus acutus), larger than
the common species, and with broad stripes of white and
yellow on the sides. See Illustration in Appendix. Puffingly
Puffingly Puff"ing*ly, adv.
In a puffing manner; with vehement breathing or shortness of
breath; with exaggerated praise.
QuaffingQuaff Quaff, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Quaffed; p. pr. & vb. n.
Quaffing.] [For quach, fr. Gael. & Ir. cuach a drinking
cup; cf. L. caucus a drinking vessel. Cf. Quaigh.]
To drink with relish; to drink copiously of; to swallow in
large draughts. ``Quaffed off the muscadel.' --Shak.
They eat, they drink, and in communion sweet Quaff
immortality and joy. --Milton. RaffingRaff Raff, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Raffed; p. pr. & vb. n.
Raffing.] [OF. raffer, of German origin; cf. G. raffen;
akin to E. rap to snatch. See Rap, and cf. Riffraff,
Rip to tear.]
To sweep, snatch, draw, or huddle together; to take by a
promiscuous sweep. [Obs.]
Causes and effects which I thus raff up together.
--Carew. RebuffingRebuff Re*buff", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Rebuffed; p. pr. & vb.
n. Rebuffing.]
To beat back; to offer sudden resistance to; to check; to
repel or repulse violently, harshly, or uncourteously. RuffingRuff Ruff, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Ruffed; p. pr. & vb. n.
Ruffing.]
1. To ruffle; to disorder. --Spenser.
2. (Mil.) To beat with the ruff or ruffle, as a drum.
3. (Hawking) To hit, as the prey, without fixing it. SclaffingSclaff Sclaff, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Sclaffed; p. pr. & vb. n.
Sclaffing.] [Orig. uncert.]
1. To scuff or shuffle along. [Scot.]
2. (Golf) To scrape the ground with the sole of the club,
before striking the ball, in making a stroke. Scoffingly
Scoffingly Scoff"ing*ly, adv.
In a scoffing manner. --Broome.
ScuffingScuff Scuff, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Scuffed; p. pr. & vb. n.
Scuffing.] [See Scuffle.]
To walk without lifting the feet; to proceed with a scraping
or dragging movement; to shuffle. SkiffingSkiff Skiff, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Skiffed; p. pr. & vb. n.
Skiffing.]
To navigate in a skiff. [R.] SniffingSniff Sniff, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Sniffedor Snift; p. pr. &
vb. n. Sniffing.] [OE. sneven; akin to snivel, snuff; cf.
Dan. snive to sniff. See Snuff, v. t.]
To draw air audibly up the nose; to snuff; -- sometimes done
as a gesture of suspicion, offense, or contempt.
So ye grow squeamish, gods, and sniff at heaven. --M.
Arnold.
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