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buffet

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1. buffet - Noun

2. buffet - Verb

Meaning

A cupboard or set of shelves, either movable or fixed at one side of a room, for the display of plate, china, etc., a sideboard.

A counter for refreshments; a restaurant at a railroad station, or place of public gathering.

A blow with the hand; a slap on the face; a cuff.

A blow from any source, or that which affects like a blow, as the violence of winds or waves; a stroke; an adverse action; an affliction; a trial; adversity.

A small stool; a stool for a buffet or counter.

To strike with the hand or fist; to box; to beat; to cuff; to slap.

To affect as with blows; to strike repeatedly; to strive with or contend against; as, to buffet the billows.

To exercise or play at boxing; to strike; to smite; to strive; to contend.

To make one's way by blows or struggling.

Source: Webster's dictionary

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Winds buffeted the tent Source: Internet

The wind buffeted him Source: Internet

“Above all things, people like meaty, cheesy potatoes and lots of it,” says Allison Kenninger, manager of the Kringen Klub for Fargo’s Sons of Norway, which recently held a hotdish buffet that featured seven different dishes. Source: Internet

A buffet dinner is included with a cash bar. Source: Internet

2013–present: Black Panties and The Buffet During 2013, R. Kelly has been continuing his "The Single Ladies Tour". Source: Internet

A dining room where people love to gather and enjoy the buffet table or sample from the menu is what has made Cutts popular for decades. Source: Internet

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