tuffet
Americannoun
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Origin of tuffet
First recorded in 1550–55
Example Sentences
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Hey, I’m fine with an ottoman, tuffet or packing crate, too!
From Washington Post
I did see that one of the May 7 words had the answer “tuffet,” which was the highest-point word that could be made with the May 5 letters.
From Washington Post
She’d told me to pick up a piece of it and sit before her on a pillow tuffet, where I poured my crystal selections into her palms.
From Los Angeles Times
Back in the studio, the tuffets had been cleared and replaced with spongy cylinders: equipment for a “foam rolling” class taught by Lauren Roxburgh, a fascia and alignment therapist.
From New York Times
Some looked like a portable tuffet and others resembled upmarket versions of inexpensive nylon shopping bags.
From Washington Post
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