blindman’s bluff
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blindman's bluff — noun see blindman s buff … New Collegiate Dictionary
blindman's bluff — noun a children s game in which a blindfolded player tries to catch and identify other players • Syn: ↑blindman s buff • Hypernyms: ↑child s game … Useful english dictionary
blindman's buff — [blīnd′manz΄] n. [buff contr. < BUFFET1] a game in which a blindfolded player has to catch and identify another player: also blindman s bluff … English World dictionary
blindman's buff — noun a children s game in which a blindfolded player tries to catch and identify other players • Syn: ↑blindman s bluff • Hypernyms: ↑child s game * * * ˈblīn(d)ˌmanz , ˌmaa(ə)nz noun Etymology: blind man + buff (buffet) … Useful english dictionary
blindman's buff — /bluynd manz buf / a game in which a blindfolded player tries to catch and identify one of the other players. Also called blindman s bluff. [1580 90] * * * ▪ game children s game played as early as 2,000 years ago in Greece. The game is… … Universalium
blindman's buff — noun Date: 1599 a group game in which a blindfolded player tries to catch and identify another player called also blindman s bluff … New Collegiate Dictionary
blindman'sbluff — blind·man s bluff (blīndʹmănz ) n. A game in which a blindfolded player tries to catch and identify one of the other players. Also called blindman s buff. [Alteration of blindman s buff, from buff, a blow, short for buffet2.] * * * … Universalium
blindman's buff — blind•man s buff [[t]ˈblaɪndˌmænz ˈbʌf[/t]] n. gam a game in which a blindfolded player must catch and identify one of the other players. Also called blind′man s bluff′ • Etymology: 1580–90 … From formal English to slang
blind·man's bluff — /ˈblaındˈmænz / noun [noncount] : a game for children in which a player whose eyes are covered with a piece of cloth tries to catch and identify the other players called also blindman s buff … Useful english dictionary
Partners in Crime (short story collection) — infobox Book | name = Partners in Crime title orig = translator = image caption = Dust jacket illustration of the US (true first) edition. See Publication history (below) for UK first edition jacket image. author = Agatha Christie cover artist =… … Wikipedia
