buff stick

noun

1. a small stick covered with leather or the like, used in polishing.

Word History and Origins

Origin of buff stick¹

First recorded in 1880–85

Example Sentences

Buff′-coat, a strong military coat: a soldier; Buff′-wheel, Buff′-stick, a wheel or stick covered with buff-leather or the like, and sprinkled with emery, for polishing.—In buff, naked.

From Project Gutenberg