blind a, intens Cp various games in EDD ~ adj: (2) ~ -bell, (8) ~ -champ, (19) ~ -harry; blind-buck-a-davy Gl Do So D Co for sense 2; cp OED, O Sup² ~ 15, as blind-drunk for sense 4.
   1 Phr go blind: to close one's eyes while other players hide.
   T 169/206-65 Barl over was a game also where one feller went blind, an' he counted up to a certain number while everyone was hiding.
   2 In combs. in which a game involves closing eyes or turning away blind-buck-and-davy: blindman's buff (1937 DEVINE 10).
   P 211-68 Under the supervision of the oldest girl in the school they were allowed to play blind-buck-a-davey.
   blind bulls: part of the tossing and catching game of jacks.
   M 66-14 Blind Bulls follows on Last Ones.
   blind hopscotch: a variety of the game of hopscotch (T 749-70).
   3 In combs. implying deficiency, inadequacy blind look-out: poor situation.
   1968 DILLON 147 'Twas a blind look out [= outlook] anyway, to have a bridge in that condition.
   blind mush: a soup of cabbage and other vegetables, but lacking the customary salt beef (C 71-121).
   4 Impenetrably; extremely.
   T 453/4-67 If the weather was queer, was blind thick, now he got to stand by the other end; you got to set out the trawl.

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