...Strange Company," pp. 20—23, Act. The most favourite entertainment at this place is known as a " buff ball," in which both sexes — innocent of clothing...join, stimulated with raw whisky and the music of a fiddler and a tin whistle.* Accompanied by Mr. Orsman, Mr. Greenwood went over one of the most creditably...

...GREENWOOD, In Strange Company. The most favourite entertainment at this place is known as BUFF-BALL, in which both sexes— innocent of clothing — madly join, stimulated with raw whiskey, and the music of a fiddle and a tin whistle. BUFFER, subs. (old). — I. A dog. [Considerable...