† beffn.
Scottish. Obsolete.
A blow, buffet.
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beff1768
funk1790
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cob1828
one1876
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one in the eye1891
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1768 J. Beattie in Aberdeen Jrnl. 6 June Wi' beffs and flegs Bumbaz'd and dizzie.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1887; most recently modified version published online March 2019).
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