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counterbuff
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counterbuff, v. t.
To strike or drive back or in an opposite direction; to stop by a blow or impulse in front. Dryden. [1913 Webster]
counterbuff, n.
A blow in an opposite direction; a stroke that stops motion or cause a recoil. [1913 Webster]
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