See Also: bluff 2, noun(dictionary)
Bluff(casino)
bluff(1)(dictionary)
bluff(2)(dictionary)
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double bluff(dictionary)
bluff 3, adjective(dictionary)
bluff 1, verb(dictionary)
Bluff - Poker(gambling)

sarcophagus (oh) and bluff 2, noun (oh)


sarcophagus (oh)



[C]
[Date: 1600-1700; Language: Latin; Origin: sarcophagus (lapis) 'stone for making coffins', from Greek (lithos) sarkophagos 'flesh-eating stone', from sarx 'flesh']
a decorated stone box for a dead body, used in ancient times

bluff 2, noun (oh)



2 n
[Sense: 1-2; Date: 1800-1900; Origin: BLUFF1]
[Sense: 3; Date: 1600-1700; Origin: BLUFF3]
[U and C] an attempt to deceive someone by making them think you will do something when you do not intend to do it
::The threat was only a bluff.
::Whatever you say, you must do it. This isn't a game of bluff .
-see also double bluff
call sb's bluff
to tell someone to do what they have threatened because you do not believe that they will really do it
[C] a very steep cliff or slope