baff

[Etymology doubtful.] A blow, bang, heavy thump. ( Scotch.) ower "... they durstna on ony errand whatsoever gang ver the door-stane after gloaming, for fear John Heatherblutter, or some siccan dare-the-de'il, should tak a buff at them..."-Scott Waverley, ch. lxxi. * băf'fe, * bắf-fen, * băf-fyn, vi. [In Dut. baffen to bark, to yelp: Low Lat. baffo to bark.] To yell as hounds. " Bafyn as howndys; Baulo , baffo , latro."-Prompt. Parr . " Baffyn as houndes after their prey: Nicto ." (Ibid.