blind
/ˈblaɪ̯nd/ adverb C2- Without seeing; unseeingly.
- Absolutely, totally. · to swear blind
- Without looking at the cards dealt.
- As a pastry case only, without any filling. · Blind bake your pie case for fifteen minutes, then add the filling. This will help avoid a “soggy bottom”.
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As to poor Lestrade’s discovery it was simply a blind intended to put the police upon a wrong track, by suggesting Socialism and secret societies.
“Because if you did not wear spectacles the brightness and glory of the Emerald City would blind you.
A MOLE, a creature blind from birth, once said to his Mother: “I am sure than I can see, Mother!” In the desire to prove to him his mistake, his Mother placed before him a few grains of frankincense, and asked, “What is it?” The young Mole said, “It is a pebble.” His Mother exclaimed: “My son, I am afraid that you are not only blind, but that you have lost your sense of smell.”
## The Blind Man and the Whelp
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