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单词 counter-puff
释义 I. ˈcounter-puff, n. rare.
[counter- 3, 6.]
A puff in the opposite direction, a contrary puff.
1606Sylvester Du Bartas ii. iii. Fathers 246 The lofty pine, that's shaken to and fro With counterpufs of sundry winds.
II. counter-ˈpuff, v. Obs. rare.
[counter- 1.]
trans. To puff against; to issue a counterblast to.
a1658Cleveland Gen. Poems (1677) 142 Thus I have entreated Patience of my self to Counterpuff your Pamphlet.
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