"buffing" meaning in English

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          "ref": "1951 May, “British Railways Standard Coaches”, in Railway Magazine, page 327:",
          "text": "The underframe, which has been designed to take buffing loads of 200 tons both on the centre coupler and on the retractable side buffers, consists of two centre girders from which cantilevers project to support the solebars, which in turn carry the bodyside structure.",
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      "ipa": "/ˈbʌfɪŋ/"
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  "word": "buffing"
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          "text": "the burning machine for blowing dirt and buffings off the work",
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