[Ads-l] Antedating of "Bluff" (Verb, Poker Term)

Shapiro, Fred fred.shapiro at YALE.EDU
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bluff, v. (OED, v. 2., 1846)

1840 _Mississippi Free Trader_ 7 Sept. 2/5 (Newspapers.com)

A good hand at "Poker" to "bluff off" the Federal Whigs.

Fred Shapiro

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