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First published 1941 (SND Vol. II).
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Quotation dates: 1806
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†BUFFSTER, n. "Cogster, the person who, in the process of 'swingling,' breaks the lint with the swingle and throws it to the 'heckler'" (Rxb. 1923 Watson W.-B.). Cf. Buffer.Rxb. 1806 J. Hogg Poems 72:
Meg Rough, the buffster, silence brak, — Come on, says Meg, let's hae a crack.
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