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hoodman-blind

hoodman-blind noun: the game of blind man's buff.

Noun

hoodman-blind (uncountable)

  1. (obsolete) The game of blind man's buff.
    • What devil was't
      That thus hath cozened you at hoodman-blind?c. 1599–1602, William Shakespeare, Hamlet, act 3, scene 4

Questions about hoodman-blind

What does hoodman-blind mean?
Hoodman-blind means the game of blind man's buff.
What part of speech is hoodman-blind?
Hoodman-blind is a noun.

Words near hoodman-blind in the dictionary

  1. hoodlumizes
  2. hoodlumizing
  3. hoodlumry
  4. hoodlums
  5. hoodman
  6. hoodman-blind
  7. hoodmans
  8. hoodmen
  9. hoodmold
  10. hoodmolding
  11. hoodmoldings

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