1) One that steals and kills horses and dogs for their skins; also an inn-keeper: in Ireland it signifies a boxer.
2) A man who takes an oath: generally applied to Jew bail.
·noun A wheel for buffing; a buff. II. Buffer ·noun One who polishes with a buff. III. Buffer ·nou...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
This rig consists in feeding a man and a dog for nothing, and is carried on thus: Three men, one of ...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose