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Bluff
Bluff Bluff, v. i.
To act as in the game of bluff.
Bluff
Bluff Bluff, a. [Cf. OD. blaf flat, broad, blaffaert one with
a broad face, also, a boaster; or G. verbl["u]ffen to
confuse, LG. bluffen to frighten; to unknown origin.]
1. Having a broad, flattened front; as, the bluff bows of a
ship. ``Bluff visages.' --Irving.
2. Rising steeply with a flat or rounded front. ``A bluff or
bold shore.' --Falconer.
Its banks, if not really steep, had a bluff and
precipitous aspect. --Judd.
3. Surly; churlish; gruff; rough.
4. Abrupt; roughly frank; unceremonious; blunt; brusque; as,
a bluff answer; a bluff manner of talking; a bluff sea
captain. ``Bluff King Hal.' --Sir W. Scott.
There is indeed a bluff pertinacity which is a
proper defense in a moment of surprise. --I. Taylor.
Bluff
Bluff Bluff, n.
1. A high, steep bank, as by a river or the sea, or beside a
ravine or plain; a cliff with a broad face.
Beach, bluff, and wave, adieu. --Whittier.
2. An act of bluffing; an expression of self-confidence for
the purpose of intimidation; braggadocio; as, that is only
bluff, or a bluff.
3. A game at cards; poker. [U.S.] --Bartlett.
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Bluff or The
Bluff may
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refer to: Pine
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county seat of
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- poker, a
bluff is a bet or
raise made with a hand
which is not
thought to be the best hand. To
bluff is to make such a bet. The
objective of a
bluff is to...
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Bluff Europe is a
consumer poker magazine in the UK and Ireland, and a
sister title to
Bluff magazine. The
print version of the
magazine is distributed...
- Coogan's
Bluff is a 1968
American crime thriller film
directed and
produced by Don Siegel. It
stars Clint Eastwood,
Susan Clark, Don Stroud,
Tisha Sterling...
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Bluff (Navajo: Tséłgaii Deezʼáhí) is a town in San Juan County, Utah,
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