"buffetry" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: buffet + -ry Etymology templates: {{suf|en|buffet|ry}} buffet + -ry Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} buffetry (uncountable)
  1. Buffeting; the act of being struck or violently driven from place to place. Tags: uncountable
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