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.
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