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tuffet

noun
tuf·​fet | \ ˈtə-fət How to pronounce tuffet (audio) \

Definition of tuffet

1 : tuft sense 1a
2 : a low seat

Examples of tuffet in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

 No strength or stamina and her tuffet is a disgrace. — Jay Martel, The New Yorker, "Trump Tweets the Classics," 27 Jan. 2017

First Known Use of tuffet

1553, in the meaning defined at sense 1

History and Etymology for tuffet

Anglo-French tuffete, from *tufe tuft

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