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hoodman-blind
[ hood-muhn-blahynd ]
hoodman-blind
noun
- archaic.blind man's buff
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Word History and Origins
Origin of hoodman-blind1
First recorded in 1555–65
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Example Sentences
In the name of the boy God, who plays at hoodman blind with the Muses, and cares not whom he catches: what is it you love?
From Project Gutenberg
The English name, "Hoodman-blind," is derived from the manner of blindfolding formerly in use.
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I launched myself suddenly into the vacancy before me, and went like hoodman blind with arms outstretched towards the railing.
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