Bluff

Webster's Practical Dictionary- A Practical Dictionary of the Englih Language · 1884 · p. 52

bluf, a. Rude or coarse; blustering: roughly frank; outspoken; steep; bold.— n. A bank presenting a precipitous front; a game of cards. — v. To frighten or deter; to repel bv gruff ne . — Bluff ne , re. —Bluffy, a. Having bluffs.