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单词 counter-puff
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counter-puffn.

Etymology: counter- prefix 2b, 2ePrevious versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈcounter-puff.
rare.
A puff in the opposite direction, a contrary puff.
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1605 J. Sylvester tr. Fathers in tr. G. de S. Du Bartas Deuine Weekes & Wks. 507 The loftie Pine that's shaken to and fro With Counter-pufs of sundrie winds.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1893; most recently modified version published online June 2019).

counter-puffv.

Etymology: counter- prefix 1.
Obsolete. rare.
transitive. To puff against; to issue a counterblast to.
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the mind > attention and judgement > answer > answer [verb (transitive)] > send answer in return > in rebuttal
agiveOE
retort?1567
rejoin1601
surreply1650
counter-puffa1658
riposte1851
surrebut1866
a1658 J. Cleveland Clievelandi Vindiciæ (1677) 142 Thus I have entreated Patience of my self to Counterpuff your Pamphlet.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1893; most recently modified version published online March 2021).
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