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First published 1934 (SND Vol. I).
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BAFFIN, n.¹ (See quot.) [′bɑfɪn]Ork. 1929 Marw.:
Baffin. A severe drenching; usually applied to the drenching and buffeting one gets by being exposed to a storm of wind and rain: e.g. “What a b[affin] he's got this night!”