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Originally appearing in Volume V04, Page 92 of the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica.
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BLUFF (a word of uncertain origin; possibly connected with an obsolete Dutch word, blaf, broad) , an
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adjective used of a
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ship, meaning broad and nearly
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vertical in the bows; similarly, of a cliff or
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shore, presenting a bold and nearly perpendicular front; of a
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person,
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good-natured and
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frank, with a rough or abrupt manner .

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