Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1941 (SND Vol. II).
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BUFFING, n.2 (See quot.)Ayr.8 1935:
The skinning of bullocks is by means of knife strokes, except for an area on the hind quarter, above the thigh, where the skin already stripped by the knife is punched with the closed fist, or a knife handle in the closed fist, or in some modern slaughterhouses by a mallet with a special pearshaped head. This process of easing the skin off the flesh is called in Ayr: “Buffing.”
