Mechanics. A mechanical apparatus for deadening the force of a concussion; as a round plate or cushion (usually supported by a strong spring) fixed…

†(a) a block of wood indicating the position of a fire-cock; (b) a buffer at the termination of a railway-line.

(see quot.).

= buffer-block n. (a).

= stop-block n. (b).

(a) a framework of timber set up at the end of a railway line or siding; (b) a block on the end of a coach, which acts as a buffer; (c) the flat…

†(a) a post, esp. one serving as a boundary marker, against which people are ‘bumped’ as a punishment; cf. sense 2a, bump, v.1 4 (obsolete); (b) Nort…