Obs. rare–1. [? a. F. bouffard ‘often puffing, much blowing, swelling vp, strouting out; also, swelling with anger’ (Cotgr.).] ? A foolish fellow. Cf. BUFFER4.
c. 1430. Lydg., Min. Poems, 32. Thouhe she be yong, yet wol she wele abide, Uncoupled to a fresshe man of innesse [? iunesse], And take a buffard riche of gret vilesse.
