Buffing

//ˈbʌfɪŋ// noun, verb

noun, verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Material removed by the action of someone who buffs.

    "the burning machine for blowing dirt and buffings off the work"

Verb
  1. 1
    present participle and gerund of buff form-of, gerund, participle, present

    "The underframe, which has been designed to take buffing loads of 200 tons both on the centre coupler and on the retractable side buffers, consists of two centre girders from which cantilevers project to support the solebars, which in turn carry the bodyside structure."

Example

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"The underframe, which has been designed to take buffing loads of 200 tons both on the centre coupler and on the retractable side buffers, consists of two centre girders from which cantilevers project to support the solebars, which in turn carry the bodyside structure."

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