buff stick

American

noun

a small stick covered with leather or the like, used in polishing.

Etymology

Origin of buff stick

First recorded in 1880–85

Example Sentences

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Buff′-coat, a strong military coat: a soldier; Buff′-wheel, Buff′-stick, a wheel or stick covered with buff-leather or the like, and sprinkled with emery, for polishing.—In buff, naked.

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