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rebuff (v.)
1586, from obs. Fr.
rebuffer
"to check, snub," from It.
ribuffare
"to check, chide, snide," from
ribuffo
"a snub," from
ri-
"back" (from L.
re-
) +
buffo
"a puff," of imitative origin (cf.
buffet
(v.)). The noun is first recorded 1611.
