Bluff

bluf, adj. blustering: rough and hearty in manners: outspoken: steep.— n. a high steep bank overlooking the sea or a river: the act of bluffing at cards, as in poker—hence any kind of boastful swagger intended to impose upon another: ( slang ) an excuse.— adjs. Bluff′-bowed , having broad and flat bows, as a ship; Bluff′-head′ed , applied to a ship having her stem too straight up.— adv. Bluff′ly .— n. Bluff′ne . [Prob. Dut.]