What does buffin mean?
Buffin means (obsolete) A sort of coarse material, of unknown manufacture..
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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
(obsolete) A sort of coarse material, of unknown manufacture..
buffin gowns
I will tell thee, albeit that I know thou wilt not understand me. One takes the finest true silver and quicksilver passed through buffin cloth, and when blended together they are ground for a day in the same direction with a little fine sugar.
The fabrics he bought–buffin, sackcloth, rash, jean fustian and milan fustian, durance–were modestly priced, affordable by the merchants and well-to-do yeomen of the town.
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Buffin means (obsolete) A sort of coarse material, of unknown manufacture..
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buffin gowns
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