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Meaning of BLINDMAN'S BUFF

Pronunciation:  'blInd`manz 'buf

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: [n]  a children's game in which a blindfolded player tries to catch and identify other players
 
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 See Also: child's game

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Blind"man's buff"\ [See {Buff} a buffet.]
A play in which one person is blindfolded, and tries to catch
some one of the company and tell who it is.
      Surely he fancies I play at blindman's buff with him,
      for he thinks I never have my eyes open.
                                               --Stillingfleet.
 

 

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