hoodman-blind

American  

[hood-muhn-blahynd] / ˈhʊd mənˈblaɪnd /

noun

Archaic.

1. blindman's buff.

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hoodman-blind British  

noun

1. archaic  blind man's buff

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Etymology

Origin of hoodman-blind

First recorded in 1555–65

Example Sentences

It was thus: they had a game at Hoodman-blind, and when it fell to Lawrence to be the seeker, somehow the fat termagant was caught in his arms, and so the hood next came to her.

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"I left Mistress Dorothy groping for a secret at Hoodman-blind," replied the Captain, laughing.

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O Gentle Dark, we know you are kind By the lingering touch of your cool soft hand; As over our eyes the veil you bind We shut them tight at word of command, You are only playing at Hoodman-Blind, A game that we understand.

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Its ancient name is 'hoodman-blind'; and when hoods were worn by both men and women—centuries before hats and caps were so common as they are now—the hood was reversed, placed hind-before, and was, no doubt, a much surer way of blinding the player than that now adopted—for we have seen Charley try to catch his pretty cousin Caroline, by chasing her behind chairs and into all sorts of corners, to our strong conviction that he was not half so well blinded as he ought to have been.

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As in the winters left behind, Again our ancient games had place, The mimic picture's breathing grace, And dance and song and hoodman-blind.

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