BLINDMAN’S BUFF
NOUNS
1611 ► HARRY RACKET blindman’s buff
1790 ► BLIND-BUCK-AND-DAVY blindman’s buff → Eng. dial.
1790 ► BLIND-BUCKY-DAVY blindman’s buff → Eng. dial.
1825 ► BLIND PAWMIE blindman’s buff → Sc.
1867 ► BLINDY-BUFF blindman’s buff → Eng. dial.
1892 ► BLIND STAN blindman’s buff → Eng. dial.
1898 ► BELLY-BLIND → BILLY-BLIND blindman’s buff → Sc. (Bk.)
1898 ► BIGGLY blindman’s buff → Eng. dial. (Bk.)
1898 ► BLIND HOB blindman’s buff → Eng. dial. (Bk.)
1898 ► BLIND SIM blindman’s buff → Eng. dial. (Bk.)
1898 ► BLIND-MERRY-MOPSEY blindman’s buff → Eng. dial. (Bk.)
1898 ► BLUZZ blindman’s buff → Eng. dial. (Bk.)
1898 ► BLUZZ-BOGGART blindman’s buff → Eng. dial. (Bk.)
1902 ► HARRY-PURCAN blindman’s buff → Sc. (Bk.)
1905 ► BLINDFOLD blindman’s buff → Amer. dial.
1909 ► BLIND TOM blindman’s-buff
1911 ► BELLIE-MANTIE blindman’s buff → Sc. (Bk.)
1911 ► BLIND HARRY blindman’s buff → Sc. (Bk.)
1911 ► BLIND-BARNIE blindman’s buff → Sc. (Bk.)
1911 ► BLIND-PALMIE blindman’s buff → Sc. (Bk.)
1911 ► BOKIE-BLINDIE blindman’s buff → Sc. (Bk.)
1952 ► DALLAPOOKEEN blindman’s buff → Ireland
1966 ► BLIND BUFF blindman’s buff → Amer. dial.
1966 ► BLINDMAN CATCH blindman’s buff → Amer. dial.
1966 ► BLINDMAN SEEK blindman’s buff → Amer. dial.
1966 ► BLINDSMAN BUFF → BLINDSMAN’S BLUFF blindman’s buff → Amer. dial.
1967 ► BLINDFOLD BLUFF → BLINDFOLD BUFF blindman’s buff → Amer. dial.
1968 ► BLIND BILLY blindman’s buff → Amer. dial.
1968 ► BLIND GRANDMA blindman’s buff → Amer. dial.
1970 ► BLIND TAG blindman’s buff → Amer. dial.
NOUNS, PERSON
1450 ► BELLY-BLIND a blindfolded person; esp. in the game of Blindman’s Buff; the game of Blindman’s Buff → Sc.
1822 ► BILLYBLINDER the person who hoodwinks another in the game of blindman’s buff → Sc.
1825 ► GLIMMIE the person who is blindfolded in the game of Blind-man’s-Buff → Sc. obs.
1898 ► BELLY-BLIND → BILLY-BLIND the person who is blindfolded in the game of Blind-man’s-Buff → Sc. (Bk.)
1920 ► GLAMMIE the player blindfolded in the game of ‘glim-glam’ (blindman’s-buff) → Sc.
VERBS
1390 ► PLAY ABOBBED WITH to play blindman’s buff with a blindfolded person; also, to fool, to make sport of → obs.