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Webster 1913 Edition

Rebuff

Re-buff′

(rē̍-bŭf′)
,
Noun.
[It.
ribuffo
, akin to
ribuffare
to repulse; pref.
ri-
(L.
re-
) +
buffo
puff. Cf.
Buff
to strike,
Buffet
a blow.]
1.
Repercussion, or beating back; a quick and sudden resistance.
The strong
rebuff
of some tumultuous cloud.
Milton.
2.
Sudden check; unexpected repulse; defeat; refusal; repellence; rejection of solicitation.

Re-buff′

,
Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Rebuffed
(rē̍-bŭft′)
;
p. pr. & vb. n.
Rebuffing
.]
To beat back; to offer sudden resistance to; to check; to repel or repulse violently, harshly, or uncourteously.

Webster 1828 Edition

Rebuff

REBUFF'

,
Noun.
1.
Repercussion, or beating back; a quick and sudden resistance.
The strong rebuff of some tumultuous cloud.
2.
Sudden check; defeat.
3.
Refusal; rejection of solicitation.

REBUFF'

,
Verb.
T.
To beat back; to offer sudden resistance to; to check.

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