Dictionary entry

BLUFF

Webster's Dictionary 1828

BLUFF, adjective [Eng.leap, from shooting forward.]surly; blustering.

BLUFF, noun A high bank, almost perpendicular, projecting into the sea; a high bank presenting a steep front.

BLUFF'-BOWED, adjective [bluff and bow.] Having broad and flat bows.

BLUFF'-HEADED, adjective [bluff and head.] Having an upright stem.