blind man's buff
Britishnoun
Etymology
Origin of blind man's buff
C16: buff, perhaps from Old French buffe a blow; see buffet ²
Example Sentences
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Bumping into him in a game of blind man's buff, she considers it a happy portent and they elope to Vienna.
From Time Magazine Archive
American diplomacy has been playing at blind man's buff in Southeast Asia.
From Time Magazine Archive
She could hawk with a merlin, or play blind man’s buff, or pince-merille.
From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White
"I vow!" said Mr. Van Brunt as he pinioned her hands, "I should like to see you play blind man's buff for once, if I warn't the blind man."
From The Wide, Wide World by Warner, Susan
She introduces into the retired apartments of the Little Trianon, "blind man's buff," "fox and geese," and other similar games, and joins heartily in the fun and the frolic.
From Maria Antoinette Makers of History by Abbott, John S. C. (John Stevens Cabot)
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