buffet vs stroke of ill luck

buffet

verb
  • To strike with a buffet; to cuff; to slap. 

  • To deaden the sound of (bells) by muffling the clapper. 

  • To aggressively challenge, denounce, or criticise. 

  • To affect as with blows; to strike repeatedly; to strive with or contend against. 

noun
  • Food laid out in this way, to which diners serve themselves. 

  • A blow or cuff with or as if with the hand, or by any other solid object or the wind. 

  • A small low stool; a hassock. 

  • The vibration of an aircraft when flying in or approaching a stall, caused by separation of airflow from the aircraft's wings. 

  • A counter or sideboard from which food and drinks are served or may be bought. 

stroke of ill luck

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