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Country between two powerful countries
A buffer state is a country geographically lying between two rival or potentially hostile great powers. Its existence can sometimes be thought to prevent
Buffer_state
Intermediate region, typically between belligerent entities
green belts. Such zones may be comprised by a sovereign state, forming a buffer state. Buffer zones have various purposes, politically or otherwise. They
Buffer_zone
Russian territory in 1920 during the civil war
rejected the attempt of the Political Center to lead the creation of such a buffer state, but the idea itself was approved. At that time, Vladivostok - the capital
Zemstvo_of_Maritime_Territory
Buffer in digital electronics
tri-state or three-state buffer is a type of digital buffer that has three stable states: a high voltage output state (logical 1), a low output state (logical
Three-state_logic
State with a supreme central government
A unitary state is a sovereign state governed as a single entity in which the central government is the supreme authority. The central government may create
Unitary_state
Topics referred to by the same term
Look up buffer in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Buffer or Buffers may refer to: Buffer gas, an inert or nonflammable gas Buffer solution, a solution
Buffer
Historical ethnic German population
allocated to Romania, and the third part fell to the newly established state of Yugoslavia. In this atmosphere of ethnic nationalism, the Danube Swabians
Danube_Swabians
Country which is nominally sovereign but under extensive influence from a larger state
North Korea for being a "puppet state" of the United States. American imperialism Banana republic Buffer state Client state Eastern Bloc Finlandisation Neo-colony
Satellite_state
Polity in the Awadh region of North India (1732–1856)
would be direct British interference in the internal state matters of Oudh, useful as a buffer state against the Marathas. The treaty also granted British
Oudh_State
Political term for a state that is based around a nation
integrity was protected by the Treaty of London 1839; thus, it served as a buffer state after the Napoleonic Wars between the European powers France, Prussia
Nation_state
Sovereign state consisting primarily of a city and its territory
A city-state is an independent sovereign city that serves as the primary hub of political, economic, and cultural life within its contiguous territory
City-state
State that is subordinate to another
Empire to create the Confederation of the Rhine, a client state created to provide a buffer between France and its two largest enemies to the east, Prussia
Client_state
Proposal to establish a Native American state in the Great Lakes region of North America
The Indian barrier state was an unrealised British proposal to establish a Native American buffer state in the Great Lakes region of North America. It
Indian_barrier_state
Government with minimal intervention
night-watchman state, also referred to as a minimal state, minarchy or minarchism, whose proponents are known as minarchists, is a model of a state that is limited
Night-watchman_state
State controlled by an external power
considered a puppet state which was supported by the United Arab Emirates. Politics portal Banana republic Buffer state Client state Client kingdoms in
Puppet_state
16th-century ruler in South Asia
was the region of the confederate Baro-Bhuyans landlords who formed the buffer. In 1498, Alauddin Hussain Shah the Sultan of Bengal attacked Nilambar,
Biswa_Singha
1920–1922 buffer state in the Russian Far East
Socialist Federative Soviet Republic (RSFSR), which envisaged it as a buffer state between the RSFSR and the territories occupied by Japan during the Russian
Far_Eastern_Republic
Data structure in computer science
science, a circular buffer, circular queue, cyclic buffer or ring buffer is a data structure that uses a single, fixed-size buffer as if it were connected
Circular_buffer
State subordinate to another state
Due to these vassal states’ distance from the Nile, and their value as a buffer zone from rival kingdoms, these states appeared to have a more high-status
Vassal_state
Minor partner in a formal, free relationship with a typically larger state
An associated state is the minor partner (some of them dependent territories, some of them fully sovereign) in a formal free relationship with a major
Associated_state
Series of political maneuverings in North China undertaken by Japan
The North China Buffer State Strategy (華北分離工作, Kahoku Bunri Kōsaku) (simplified Chinese: 华北五省自治; traditional Chinese: 華北五省自治) is the general term for a
North China Buffer State Strategy
North_China_Buffer_State_Strategy
Country that is a unique civilization in its own right
A civilization state, or civilizational state, is a country that aims to represent not just a historical territory, ethnolinguistic group, or body of governance
Civilization_state
State of Myanmar
reducing its dependence on the Strait of Malacca. Myanmar also acts as a buffer state for China in managing Western and Indian influence in Southeast Asia
Rakhine_State
Sovereign state constitutionally dedicated to the establishment of socialism
A socialist state, socialist republic, or socialist country is a sovereign state constitutionally dedicated to the establishment of socialism. This article
Socialist_state
Japanese puppet/buffer state in northern China from 1935 to 1938
short-lived late-1930s state in northern China. It has been described by historians as either a Japanese puppet state or a buffer state. After the creation
East Hebei Autonomous Government
East_Hebei_Autonomous_Government
Form of government ruled by a monarch, or a polity with this form of government
power is legally passed on to the family members of the monarch, a head of state who rules for life. While monarchs gain their power depending on specific
Monarchy
State in a subordinate relationship to another, more powerful state
A tributary state is a pre-modern state in a particular type of subordinate relationship to a more powerful state which involved the sending of a regular
Tributary_state
Dispatch of Japanese military forces to the Russian Far East
future threat from Russia by detaching Siberia and forming an independent buffer state. The Army proposed attacking on two fronts, from Vladivostok to Khabarovsk
Japanese intervention in Siberia
Japanese_intervention_in_Siberia
European territory (1815–1839)
Austrian Netherlands, and Prince-Bishopric of Liège in order to form a buffer state between the major European powers. The polity was a constitutional monarchy
United Kingdom of the Netherlands
United_Kingdom_of_the_Netherlands
System or group governing an organized community
country and its administrative divisions which is generally called as a state and as such the term is a metonym for it in governmental topics. In the
Government
Public persona of a sovereign state
Roman Empire and the Parthian Empire over control of Armenia, a vital buffer state between the two realms. The Roman–Parthian War of 58–63 ended with a
Head_of_state
1920–1924 coastal city-state in modern Croatia
and the United States) advocated the establishment of an independent buffer state. U.S. President Woodrow Wilson became the arbiter in the Yugoslav–Italian
Free_State_of_Fiume
King of Armenia from 95 to 55 BC
surrender and was allowed to retain the heartland of his kingdom as a Roman buffer state, while all of his conquests were annexed. He continued to rule Armenia
Tigranes_the_Great
Form of government with religious leaders
assume a leading role in the state, but do not claim that they are instruments of divine revelation. In a church-state, a state where religious and political
Theocracy
Georgia's military campaigns in the Empire of Trebizond
Georgian client state, allowing the Kingdom of Georgia to expand its influence amidst the power vacuum in the region and establish a buffer state with the Sultanate
Georgia's interventions in Trebizond
Georgia's_interventions_in_Trebizond
Political union of partially self-governing territories under a national government
A federation (also called a federal state) is an entity characterized by a union of partially self-governing provinces, states, or other regions under
Federation
Austrian territory (1714–1797)
which were transferred to the House of Austria, constituting a sort of buffer state between the United Provinces and France. The Treaty of the Barrier (1715)
Austrian_Netherlands
Government led by a committee of military leaders
(2021–present) Algeria – Revolutionary Council (1965–1976), High Council of State (1992–1994) Burkina Faso – National Council for Democracy (2015) Chad –
Military_junta
Government by a single entity with absolute power
or subordinates. More specifically, the term often applies to a head of state or government. In this sense, it is similar to the pejorative connotations
Despotism
the notionally-independent Congo Free State on the grounds that it would be a free trade area and buffer state between British and French spheres of influence
Atrocities in the Congo Free State
Atrocities_in_the_Congo_Free_State
Term for a class of nation-states
working as a "buffer state" between two bigger rival power then it is more likely for that state to cease to exist. Despite the fact that the buffer location
Small_power
Form of government
the Latin phrase res publica ('public thing' or 'people's thing'), is a state in which political power rests with the public (people), typically through
Republic
Buffer between a computer and a storage disk
storage, a disk buffer (often ambiguously called a disk cache or a cache buffer) is the embedded memory in a hard disk drive (HDD) or solid-state drive (SSD)
Disk_buffer
Government where the monarch has absolute power
Syria. In the Ottoman Empire, the Sultan wielded absolute power over the state and was considered a Padishah, meaning "Great King" by his people. Many
Absolute_monarchy
Chinese state (c. 9th century – 207 BC)
state of Zhao. The western Ying clan at Quanqiu were lords over the Xichui ('western march') region west of Mount Long and served as a buffer state for
Qin_(state)
Form of government
understand the early state not as a single ruler, but as an organization formed by many actors. They describe the process of autocratic state formation as a
Autocracy
Period of social discontinuity
(33–25 BC), before Juba II was granted control of the kingdom as a client state of Rome. The Crisis of the Third Century (235–284) in the Roman Empire,
Interregnum
to French Indochina, and the French and British maintained Siam as a buffer state to avoid conflicts between their colonies. An 1874 edict was issued for
History_of_Thailand
Nation that has great political, social, and economic influence on a global scale
A great power is a sovereign state that is recognized as having the ability and expertise to exert its influence on a global scale. Great powers characteristically
Great_power
Country in South Asia
dynasty of premiers. The country was never colonised but served as a buffer state between Imperial China and British India. Parliamentary democracy was
Nepal
refers to a direct democracy developed in ancient times in the Greek city-state of Athens. A popular democracy is a type of direct democracy based on referendums
Types_of_democracy
Form of government
An unitary parliamentary republic is a type of unitary state with a republican form of government in which political authority is entrusted to the parliament
Unitary parliamentary republic
Unitary_parliamentary_republic
1830 revolution against Dutch rule
Netherlands with the former Austrian Netherlands to create a strong buffer state north of France; with the addition of those provinces the Netherlands
Belgian_Revolution
Monarchical state under the rule of a prince or princess
princedom) is a type of monarchical state or feudal territory ruled by a prince or princess. It can be either a sovereign state or a constituent part of a larger
Principality
democracy, political corruption, or state capacity of governments. These are systems in which the head of state is a constitutional monarch; the existence
List of countries by system of government
List_of_countries_by_system_of_government
Form of government with small ruling class
describe the position of the Eupatridae, the aristocratic elite, of the city-state of Athens. However, in the mid-6th century BC, the tyrant Pisistratus dismantled
Oligarchy
British colony in North America (1732–1776)
[citation needed] Another reason for the founding of the colony was as a buffer state and a "garrison province" which would defend the southern British colonies
Province_of_Georgia
Society controlled by the wealthiest citizens
democratic forms. In 2018, Paul Volcker, a former chair of the Federal Reserve, stated he also believed the U.S. to be developing into a plutocracy. One modern
Plutocracy
Socio-political system with shared executive power
governed by an executive directorial head of state: Nicaragua: co-presidents San Marino: Congress of State Switzerland: Federal Council Supranational
Directorial_system
1947–1991 geopolitical rivalry between US and USSR
winners and losers often faced each other irreconcilably. The neutral buffer state Free Territory of Trieste, founded in 1947 with the United Nations, was
Cold_War
Territorial entity for administration purposes
terms) are geographical areas into which a particular independent sovereign state is divided. Such a unit usually has an administrative authority with the
Administrative_division
Union of sovereign states linked by treaty
state.... The deliberations in common will offer no violence to the sovereignty of each member". Under a confederation, compared to a federal state,
Confederation
Form of government
in which a council of citizens was appointed as the "senate" of a city state or other political unit. The Greeks did not like the concept of monarchy
Aristocracy
UN-administered demilitarised zone on Cyprus
The United Nations Buffer Zone in Cyprus is a former demilitarized zone, patrolled by the United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus (UNFICYP), that was
United Nations Buffer Zone in Cyprus
United_Nations_Buffer_Zone_in_Cyprus
Country in Central and South Asia
considered to be the founder of the first modern Afghan state. Afghanistan became a buffer state in the Great Game between the British Empire and the Russian
Afghanistan
Part of the state of Sikkim, Darjeeling became part of an important buffer state between Nepal and Bhutan. The British, using the area as a sanitorium
History_of_Darjeeling
Autocratic form of government
their nonpartisan status, and they may view themselves as "guardians of the state". The predominance of violent force in military training manifests in an
Dictatorship
Republic formed of workers' councils
was based on the principle of unified state power, in which all powers are vested in a supreme organ of state power, the Supreme Soviet of the Soviet
Soviet_republic
Pre-Islamic battle fought between Arabs in southern Iraq and a Sassanid Persian army
projecting Sasanian power into Arab territories, and serving also as a buffer state that protected the Sasanians from nomadic Arab incursions. Seeking direct
Battle_of_Dhu_Qar
Proposed political order by Nazi Germany
Poland was no longer geopolitically viable. Viewed as an Anglo-French buffer state, Polish territories were partially conceded to the Soviet Union to prevent
New_Order_(Nazism)
Chartered company Client state Associated state Dependent territory Protectorate Puppet state Satellite state Vassal state Colony Crown colony Commonwealth
List_of_forms_of_government
Isolating electronic circuit
A digital buffer (or a logic buffer) is an electronic circuit element used to copy a digital input signal and isolate it from any output load. For the
Digital_buffer
International border
and Russian empires during the Great Game, with Afghanistan left as a buffer state between them, and was later inherited by Tajikistan after the dissolution
Afghanistan–Tajikistan_border
Federation of states or territories with a republican form of government
relating to international affairs and treaties, security and defense, inter-state relations, and monetary policy are usually handled at the federal level
Federal_republic
European global players except Siam, which had served as a convenient buffer state sandwiched between British Burma and French Indochina. The kings of Siam
European colonisation of Southeast Asia
European_colonisation_of_Southeast_Asia
Situation of two states sharing a monarch without merging
differs from a federation in that each constituent state has an independent government, whereas a federal state is united by a central government. The ruler
Personal_union
Form of government
favoritism, special interest legislation, monopolies, special tax breaks, state intervention, subsidies or outright graft.[citation needed] This type of
Kleptocracy
Chemical compound
nitrogen oxide, and sulfur oxides. CAPS (buffer) CHES (buffer) MOPS HEPES HEPPS (buffer) Tris Common buffer compounds used in biology Good, Norman E.;
MES_(buffer)
Portion of random-access memory containing a bitmap that drives a video display
display. The screen buffer may also be called the video buffer, the regeneration buffer, or regen buffer for short. The phrase "screen buffer” refers to a logical
Framebuffer
Large and powerful state formed from smaller states
defined as "a large and powerful state formed when several smaller countries unite", or "A large and powerful state formed from a federation or union
Superstate
State when an empty buffer is read from
Wiktionary, the free dictionary. In computing, buffer underrun or buffer underflow is a state occurring when a buffer used for communicating between two devices
Buffer_underrun
Form of government controlled by a single ethnic group
particular ethnos in a multi-ethnic situation". Ethnocracies may involve a state apparatus controlled by a dominant ethnic group (or groups) to further that
Ethnocracy
Concept in international relations
relations, power is defined in several different ways. Material definitions of state power emphasize economic and military power. Other definitions of power
Power (international relations)
Power_(international_relations)
Russian and American actor (1920–1985)
Russian buffer state. The Red Army occupied Vladivostok in October 1922, and most of the Briner family's wealth was confiscated by the state at the end
Yul_Brynner
Emirate in Central Asia (in modern Eastern Russia). Volga Bulgaria was a buffer state between Europe and the Islamic world and played a major part in the trade
Volga_Bulgarian_slave_trade
Anomaly in computer security and programming
information security, a buffer overflow or buffer overrun is an anomaly whereby a program writes data to a buffer beyond the buffer's allocated memory, overwriting
Buffer_overflow
Notion of a single common political authority for all of humanity
the world state. This process occurs within the default state of anarchy present in the world system. Immanuel Kant conceptualized the state as sovereign
World_government
Democratic governments acting as autocracies
regimes are legitimized by elections, but these elections do not change the state's policies, motives, and goals. In a guided democracy, the government controls
Guided_democracy
succession of capitals followed by the creation of the Jaffna Kingdom as a buffer state by the South Indian Pandyans. The Crisis of the Sixteenth Century (1521–1597)
History_of_Sri_Lanka
Memory used temporarily in data transfers
In computer science, a data buffer (or just buffer) is a region of memory used to store data temporarily while it is being moved from one place to another
Data_buffer
System of governance
21st-century form of fascism, maintaining electoral democracy while employing state power for largely nationalistic, anti-minority, and anti-freedom purposes
Illiberal_democracy
Self-proclaimed entity (2011-2013)
The Government of Kenya supported the creation of Azania to create a buffer state between Kenya and Somalia, and to train and legitimize Azanian militias
Azania_(Somalia)
Society without rulers
of Enlightenment, philosophers began to look at anarchy in terms of the "state of nature", a thought experiment used to justify various forms of hierarchical
Anarchy
International border
(PDF). US Department of State. 1 February 1966. Retrieved 19 September 2020. Pholsena, Vatthana (2007). LAOS, From Buffer State to Crossroads. Silkworm
Myanmar–Thailand_border
Khaganate in Central Asia and Eastern Europe. The Khazar Khaganate was a buffer state between Europe and the Muslim world and played a major part in the trade
Khazar_slave_trade
Absolute ruler unrestrained by law or constitution
philosophy on politics, deemed tyranny the "fourth and worst disorder of a state." They defined a tyrant as a person who rules without law, using extreme
Tyrant
King of England from 1066 to 1087
handed his county of the Vexin over to King Philip. The Vexin was a buffer state between Normandy and the lands of the French king, and Simon had been
William_the_Conqueror
Father of Shivaji Bhonsle and eldest son of Maloji Raje Bhonsle (1594–1664)
Muslim, was tolerant towards Hindus like Shahaji and saw Ahmadnagar as a buffer state between his kingdom and the Mughal Empire. After his death, an orthodox
Shahaji
Form of government
executive or policy-making power and is primarily a hereditary symbolic head of state (who may be an emperor, king or queen, prince or grand duke), while in other
Constitutional_monarchy
1919–1920 soviet republic in Eastern Europe
Francis. pp. 5–6. ISBN 978-90-5702-343-9. Stanisław Boridczenko (2020). A Buffer for Soviet Russia: A Brief History of the Litbel, Revolutionary Russia,
Socialist Soviet Republic of Lithuania and Belorussia
Socialist_Soviet_Republic_of_Lithuania_and_Belorussia
BUFFER STATE
BUFFER STATE
Surname or Lastname
English
English : topographic name for someone who lived by a stream, from Middle English burn ‘stream’ + the suffix -er denoting an inhabitant.
Female
English
Pet form of English Elizabeth, BUFFY means "God is my oath."
Surname or Lastname
English
English : nickname, of Norman origin, for a reliable or good-hearted person, from Old French bon ‘good’ + cuer ‘heart’ (Latin cor).German : variant of Boenker.Bunker Hill in Charlestown, MA, was named as land assigned in 1634 to George Bunker of Charlestown, who had emigrated from Odell in Bedfordshire, England.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Duffield.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from Old French cof(f)re ‘chest’, ‘box’, applied as a metonymic occupational name for a maker of coffers or chests or, by extension, for a treasurer.Probably an Americanized spelling of German Kaufer or Kauffer (see Kaufer).
Surname or Lastname
English
English : nickname for someone with some fancied resemblance to a bittern, perhaps in the booming quality of the voice, from Middle English, Old French butor ‘bittern’ (a word of obscure etymology).English and German : metonymic occupational name for a dairyman or seller of butter, from Old English butere ‘butter’, Middle High German buter.German : possibly a short form of any of the various compound names formed with Butter ‘butter’ (see 2).
Surname or Lastname
German
German : variant of Rufer.German : variant of Roffers.English : variant of Rover 1.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : occupational name for a scribe or copyist, from an agent derivative of Middle English, Old French bulle ‘letter’, ‘document’.English (of Norman origin) : habitational name from a place in Normandy that has not been identified. If it is Bouillé, and so identical with Bulley 1, the -er(s) may have arisen by analogy with other Norman place names in -ière(s) (see for example Villers).German : nickname for a man with a loud voice, from an agent derivative of Middle High German bullen ‘to roar’ (of imitative origin).
Surname or Lastname
English and Irish
English and Irish : from a word that originally denoted a wine steward, usually the chief servant of a medieval household, from Norman French butuiller (Old French bouteillier, Latin buticularius, from buticula ‘bottle’). In the large households of royalty and the most powerful nobility, the title came to denote an officer of high rank and responsibility, only nominally concerned with the supply of wine, if at all.Anglicized form of French Boutilier.Jewish (from Poland and Ukraine) : occupational name for a bottle maker, from Yiddish butl ‘bottle’ + the agent suffix -er.This name was brought independently to New England by many bearers from the 17th century onward. William Butler was one of the founders of Hartford, CT, (coming from Cambridge, MA, with Thomas Hooker) in 1635.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : possibly an unflattering nickname for a boastful, swaggering person (one who huffs and puffs).German (Hüffer) : from the Germanic personal name Hugifrid, composed of hug ‘head’, ‘mind’, ‘spirit’ + frid ‘peace’.North German (Hüffer) : status name for a prosperous small farmer. Compare South German Huber.German : probably an American spelling of Hof or Hoff.
Male
English
English slang term for someone who breaks things transferred to forename use, originally derived from the verb bust, BUSTER means "to break, smash," hence "breaker, destroyer, smasher."
Surname or Lastname
English
English : occupational name for a maker or seller of buttons, Old French boutonier, from bo(u)ton ‘knob’, ‘lump’, specialized to mean ‘button’.Altered spelling of German Büttner (see Buettner).
Boy/Male
English American
Derived from a nickname used in the United States, occasionally used as a first name in honour of...
Surname or Lastname
English
English : possibly of Flemish origin, from a pet form of the Germanic personal name Bufo.English : alternatively, perhaps, from a diminutive of Old French bufe, buffe ‘blow’, ‘slap in the face’, hence probably a nickname for a rough or uncouth man.
Surname or Lastname
variant of German Pfeffer.English
variant of German Pfeffer.English : metonymic occupational name or nickname from Anglo-Norman French pivre ‘pepper’ (see Pepper).
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from either of two places called Bulmer, in North Yorkshire and Essex, or from Boulmer in Northumberland. The first, recorded in Domesday Book as Bolemere, is named in Old English with bula ‘bull’ + mere ‘lake’, as is Boulmer; the second, found in early records as Bulenemera, is from bulena (genitive plural of bula) + mere ‘lake’.
Surname or Lastname
English (of Norman origin)
English (of Norman origin) : nickname for a greedy person, from Old French saffre ‘glutton’.South German : topographic name for someone living in a damp depression.Jewish (Ashkenazic) : variant of Safir.
Surname or Lastname
Altered spelling of French Duffet, variant of Dufay (see Duffee).English
Altered spelling of French Duffet, variant of Dufay (see Duffee).English : nickname from Middle English d(o)uve, dofe ‘dove’ + hed ‘head’ or fote ‘foot’.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant spelling of Butcher.German : topographic name for someone who lived by a beech tree or beech wood, from Middle High German buoche ‘beech tree’ + the suffix -er denoting an inhabitant.German : habitational name for someone from any of numerous places called Buch.French (Bûcher) : occupational name for a logger or woodsman, from a derivative of buche ‘log’.One of the earliest immigrants of the Bucher family came from Würzenhaus, Switzerland, to Philadelphia in 1735.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Burger.
BUFFER STATE
BUFFER STATE
Boy/Male
Tamil
Healthy and lovable Lucky person
Boy/Male
African, Arabic, Australian, German
Illustrious; Honourable
Girl/Female
Hindu, Indian
Sweet
Girl/Female
Tamil
To win, To conquer
Boy/Male
Teutonic American English
Free.
Boy/Male
Bengali, Gujarati, Hindu, Indian
Light Giving
Boy/Male
Hindu
Fortune (Brother of Jatayu)
Girl/Female
Australian, British, English
Wisdom; Knowledge; Learning
Boy/Male
Biblical
Praise the Lord.
Female
Chinese
spring flowers.
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BUFFER STATE
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n.
Comic opera. See Opera Bouffe.
n.
The eelpout; guffer eel.
n.
A large bin or similar receptacle; as, a coal bunker.
v. t.
To plait, crimp, or flute; to goffer, as lace. See Goffer.
n.
One who polishes with a buff.
v. t.
To affect as with blows; to strike repeatedly; to strive with or contend against; as, to buffet the billows.
v. i.
A small stool; a stool for a buffet or counter.
n.
An elastic apparatus or fender, for deadening the jar caused by the collision of bodies; as, a buffer at the end of a railroad car.
v. t.
To cover or spread with butter.
n.
Any substance resembling butter in degree of consistence, or other qualities, especially, in old chemistry, the chlorides, as butter of antimony, sesquichloride of antimony; also, certain concrete fat oils remaining nearly solid at ordinary temperatures, as butter of cacao, vegetable butter, shea butter.
v. t.
To form with or in a coffer or coffers; to furnish with a coffer or coffers.
n.
A wheel for buffing; a buff.
v. t.
To put into a coffer.
v. t.
To feel, or endure, with pain, annoyance, etc.; to submit to with distress or grief; to undergo; as, to suffer pain of body, or grief of mind.
n.
A sort of coarse stuff; as, buffin gowns.
n.
Anything which resists or deadens a bump or shock; a buffer.
v. t.
To undergo; to be affected by; to sustain; to experience; as, most substances suffer a change when long exposed to air and moisture; to suffer loss or damage.
v. i.
To feel or undergo pain of body or mind; to bear what is inconvenient; as, we suffer from pain, sickness, or sorrow; we suffer with anxiety.
v. t.
To plait, flute, or crimp. See Gauffer.
n.
One who buffets; a boxer.