ˈhoodman-ˈblind
An old name for blind-man's-buff.
| 1565–73 Cooper Thesaurus, Mya..a childish play called hoodman blind. 1602 Shakes. Ham. iii. iv. 77 What diuell was't That thus hath cousen'd you at hoodman-blinde? 1609 R. Armin Maids of More-Cl. (1880) 104 Was I bewitcht, That thus at hud-man blind I dallied? 1611 Cotgr., Clignemusset, the childish play called Hodman blind, Harrie-racket, or, are you all hid. 1790 Porson Lett. to Travis 172. 1822 W. Irving Sketch Bk., Christm. Eve, Here were kept up the old games of hoodman blind, shoe the wild mare [etc.]. 1850 Tennyson In Mem. lxxviii, Again our ancient games had place..And dance and song and hoodman-blind. |