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First published 1941 (SND Vol. II).
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Quotation dates: 1703

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†BUFFING, n.¹ A kind of coarse material.Sc. 1703 Lady Grisell Baillie's Household Book (S.H.S. 1911) 173:
For a walnut tree footstooll and buffing.

[O.Sc. buffing, a kind of coarse cloth used for gowns (D.O.S.T.), E.M.E. buffen, buffin(e).]

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