What is a wheel covered with buff leather, and used in polishing cutlery, spoons, etc called?
buff — (Mech.) A wheel covered with buff leather, and used in polishing cutlery, spoons, etc. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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