n. [ It. ribuffo, akin to ribuffare to repulse; pref. ri- (L. re-) + buffo puff. Cf. Buff to strike, Buffet a blow. ] 1. Repercussion, or beating back; a quick and sudden resistance. [ 1913 Webster ]
The strong rebuff of some tumultuous cloud. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Rebuffed p. pr. & vb. n. Rebuffing. ] To beat back; to offer sudden resistance to; to check; to repel or repulse violently, harshly, or uncourteously. [ 1913 Webster ]