† Hob-mann.
Obsolete.
Hob-man blind n. blind-man's-buff; = hoodman-blind n.
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society > leisure > entertainment > pastimes > game > parlour and party games > [noun] > blind-man's-buff, etc.
hoodman-blind1565
hoodwink1574
Hob-man blind1599
blind-man's-buff1600
bob and hit1611
Harry racket1611
blind-bob1783
bond-man-blind1783
jingling match1801
pawn party1831
blind-hob1834
shadow buff1879
Blind Tom1909
1599 H. Porter Pleasant Hist. Two Angrie Women of Abington sig. K2 Tis Christmas sport of Hob man blind, All blind, all seek to catch, all misse.
1609 R. Armin Ital. Taylor sig. F3 The Doctor now at hob-man blinde, Begins to cast about.
1638 T. Heywood Wise Woman iii, in Wks. (1874) V. 310 Why should I play at Hob-man blinde?
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