What is to beat back; to offer sudden resistance to; to check; to repel or repulse violently, harshly, or uncourteously called?
rebuff — To beat back; to offer sudden resistance to; to check; to repel or repulse violently, harshly, or uncourteously. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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