pluck-buffet
/plʌkˈbʌfɪt/rare before early 19th cent. (historical in later use)
noun
Probably: an archery contest, in which the loser received a buffet or blow from the winner.
Origin
Early 16th century; earliest use found in Gest Robyn Hode. From pluck + buffet.
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